I left my Facebook logged in on my work computer (I help with social media and am an admin). I closed the tab without logging out and it was only when I went to go back onto Facebook again that it was already signed in. Will my manager be able to see conversations even if the tab is closed?
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Without any traffic to the computer, there would be nothing to "see".
All that occurred was that a special key (and "authentication token") was left on the computer, so that when you visited Facebook again, it logged you in without you needing to enter your password again.
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nitpick: What if everyone shared a desktop login account? The next person logging in could just open facebook and realize that the previous one was logged in. – Limit Jan 24 '22 at 05:58
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@Limit "Will my manager be able to see conversations even if the tab is closed?" -- that's no the type of question you ask when the concern is a shared device, let alone a shared account. – schroeder Jan 24 '22 at 09:22
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The only thing they could potentially see in the network traffic is that you were connected to Facebook all day during work hours.
However, you said it was a work computer. In that case all bets are off. There is the potential of on-machine monitoring utilities that could see and capture everything you have ever done.
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@schroeder - You're limiting your view to a snapshot in time. Potentially the entire historic netflow is available. – user10216038 Dec 31 '20 at 16:35
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@schroeder - Oh dear! I guess I considered an aspect you didn't. We'll just have to disagree. – user10216038 Dec 31 '20 at 21:08
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1What aspect? We can't agree or disagree if we can't agree on context? Where would the traffic come from? – schroeder Dec 31 '20 at 21:09