Anyways, to connect to the wifi, I’m forced to install the certificate. This is where I need help please!
The root certificate is from Cyberhound (formerly known as Netbox Blue).
The software allows the school to track me and whatever I do on my device, even when I’m not at school and not using their wifi. I know for sure that they are using this feature. Apart from that, they can block websites that I use during school, on their wifi, which I’m totally fine with. But I can’t just remove the certificate when I get back home, or else I won’t be able to use the wifi at school anymore.
I know as a student, I have nothing to hide, but I’m one of those who deeply care about privacy. It shouldn’t be something that someone or people get to take control over. Privacy is a fundamental human right.
Ironically, one of our school values is to “respect the privacy of every student when online”. If the school doesn’t follow that rule themselves, why should the students?
Unless Cyberhound/your school is requiring you to install an app or modify your proxy/vpn settings for your home network, it’s not tracking you on your home network.
You might get lucky with a VPN - a free one will do, just choose one that has premium plans and limits how much free data you get - but the school can also detect VPN use and might ask you about it, or even just block it.
Unpopular opinion: I am an IT Manager. If you’re on MY network, you have ZERO right to privacy. We log everything on our network. Do we look at all of it? Not unless you give us a reason to…
ALR thanks for the info. Btw, if I do use a vpn, and they block it, how will I know? And will Nordvpn be a good option?
I get that, but if I’m on my own network, the school shouldn’t be allowed to still track me.
If they block your VPN, you’ll know because it won’t work lol.
NordVPN is a deeply unethical company with a not-fantastic track record, I would strongly steer you away from them. I personally use Windscribe. Surfshark seems decent too.
Really? I’ve never heard of NordVPN being unethical. Alr then. I guess I’ll go for Windscribe. Thanks!
They’ve had a few Advertising Standards Authority violations, they regularly post false and misleading information about VPNs on Twitter and block anyone that calls them out for it, and honestly I’ve never seen anyone recommend it outside of a sponsorship.
Windscribe, on the other hand, recently killed their affiliate program so that there was absolutely no way someone could be swayed by financial interests recommending Windscribe.
They are in the however-many-eyes-it-is-today countries, but for your case I don’t think that really matters that much - that’s more for activists and government-dissenters to worry about.
Wow. I would’ve never knew about all this. Thank you very much! I think I’m going to maybe start by using Windscribe’s monthly subscription, just to see how it goes with my school, and if everything does go well, I might use the yearly subscription for the next four years that I have in this school.
I wouldn’t pay for it until you know for a fact that it works. You have 10GB a month free with a verified email, use that and see how things go