internet monitoring

Tracking web activity

Internet monitoring is the practice of tracking, recording, or analyzing online activity.

Governments monitor internet traffic for security threats or to suppress dissent.

Employers monitor employees' web usage.

Parents monitor children's browsing.

The term covers both legitimate oversight and invasive surveillance: The company's internet monitoring policy prohibits personal email during work hours.

Related

snooping · firewall · censorship · privacy · cookies · browser history · digital footprint · data · terms of service · browsing · traffic · packets · filter · content filtering · logs · web scraping · watchdog · NSA

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Opposites
surveillance vs. privacy

internet monitoringdigital privacy

Protection of online information

online privacy · anonymous browsing · data protection · privacy rights · end-to-end encryption

connectivity state

internet monitoringdisconnection

State of being severed

unplugged · off the grid · digital detox · internet blackout

control vs. freedom

internet monitoringinternet freedom

Unrestricted online access rights

net neutrality · digital freedom · free internet · anti-censorship

Family

internet, monitoring, inter, netted, netting, network, networked, networking, monitor

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G