My parents.....

Ok my parents keep invading my privacy. I understand the internet isn't private, but I don't like them looking through the stuff I look through. (And I know they do, because sometimes they will be like Kyle, get off such and such website and do your hw). Or like, right now, my dad is browsing a website that I visited (not a common one either) earlier. I'm sick of it and I want to know 
a way to prevent it.

 I delete all my history (actually, this computer doesn't even save history), I run CCleaner everytime I go away from the computer. I would think that would be good enough. But I know he's looking it up through the router, and I don't know the router password. So I need to know a way I can visit sites and such without the data being sent through the router.

Or my computer might have a tracker on it that tells him everything I type. I've looked before, but I can't 
find a program that does it, or looks suspicious.

 So if you have any ideas of how I could prevent their invasion, I would appreciate your help. My parents aren't technologically dumb like most, so whatever I do has to be pretty complex to keep them out.

 And he'll see this topic soon. -_- 

Since your dad appears to be smart with computers, I really don't think there's anything you can do.

Just confront him and tell him to stop having such a "Big Brother" outlook to your Internet viewing. 

If that doesn't work you can always get into his account and change his password until you come to some kind of agreement. :p 

Do you to know how to reformat a hard drive? I don't know how to safely, but they would be SOL if you kept deleting your temporary files, clearing your history, and reformatting your HDD every couple weeks.zeppelin6591

 Sometimes my dad will even turn my internet off when he sees that I'm not working. -_-  Honestly, just how far are they going to go? Sheesh.

 So still no real help... ok. 

You need to have a word with him, how old are you btw?nickmag

If they know what they're doing there's no way you can prevent it other than convince them to stop.duxup

[QUOTE="zeppelin6591"]Do you to know how to reformat a hard drive? I don't know how to safely, but they would be SOL if you kept deleting your temporary files, clearing your history, and reformatting your HDD every couple weeks.NintyGamer3751

 Sometimes my dad will even turn my internet off when he sees that I'm not working. -_-  Honestly, just how far are they going to go? Sheesh.

 So still no real help... ok. 

Be thankful your parents are a little overprotective and not absolutely careless. At least they do it behind your back, where the embarrasment is minimal. But if you're losing work by spending too much time on the 'net, then it's a very good thing your dad knows how to turn it off. This is all coming from a 17 year old, man.

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[QUOTE="zeppelin6591"]Do you to know how to reformat a hard drive? I don't know how to safely, but they would be SOL if you kept deleting your temporary files, clearing your history, and reformatting your HDD every couple weeks.Silver_Dragon17

 Sometimes my dad will even turn my internet off when he sees that I'm not working. -_-  Honestly, just how far are they going to go? Sheesh.

 So still no real help... ok. 

Be thankful your parents are a little overprotective and not absolutely careless. At least they do it behind your back, where the embarrasment is minimal. But if you're losing work by spending too much time on the 'net, then it's a very good thing your dad knows how to turn it off. This is all coming from a 17 year old, man.

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[QUOTE="zeppelin6591"]Do you to know how to reformat a hard drive? I don't know how to safely, but they would be SOL if you kept deleting your temporary files, clearing your history, and reformatting your HDD every couple weeks.NintyGamer3751

 Sometimes my dad will even turn my internet off when he sees that I'm not working. -_-  Honestly, just how far are they going to go? Sheesh.

 So still no real help... ok. 

Be thankful your parents are a little overprotective and not absolutely careless. At least they do it behind your back, where the embarrasment is minimal. But if you're losing work by spending too much time on the 'net, then it's a very good thing your dad knows how to turn it off. This is all coming from a 17 year old, man.

Ah, I see. Are you going onto sites that would give them significant reason to confront you? Be honest. And if you're truly not losing any work over the Internet (like me :P) then that's something you might want to discuss with your parents.

You seriously don't know how to prevent your dad from invading your piracy, harsh. --MERCENARY--

Last time my parents invaded my piracy, it was because ninjas threatened them. 

[QUOTE="NintyGamer3751"][QUOTE="Silver_Dragon17"][QUOTE="NintyGamer3751"]

[QUOTE="zeppelin6591"]Do you to know how to reformat a hard drive? I don't know how to safely, but they would be SOL if you kept deleting your temporary files, clearing your history, and reformatting your HDD every couple weeks.Silver_Dragon17

 Sometimes my dad will even turn my internet off when he sees that I'm not working. -_-  Honestly, just how far are they going to go? Sheesh.

 So still no real help... ok. 

Be thankful your parents are a little overprotective and not absolutely careless. At least they do it behind your back, where the embarrasment is minimal. But if you're losing work by spending too much time on the 'net, then it's a very good thing your dad knows how to turn it off. This is all coming from a 17 year old, man.

Ah, I see. Are you going onto sites that would give them significant reason to confront you? Be honest. And if you're truly not losing any work over the Internet (like me :P) then that's something you might want to discuss with your parents.

 And they don't really "confront me". They are just tell me to get off *insert website name here* (from another room, which is how I know they are checking it) and do your work. Because I know things they could bring up and have a discussion about, but they don't. Thankfully.

It's made me more concious about where I go. Maybe that's the point.

Piracy? Eh. Most teens my age have their whole mp3 players filled with pirated music. I don't download 
anything pirated off the internet because I don't want to risk being caught. That doesn't mean that I 
haven't watched pirated movies for free online though, because that isn't directly on my computer. 
So take it for what you will.

 Thanks for your help. 

Significant reason? No. Some reason? Yeah. Doesn't help that they are overly christian and would think a lot of things I do online are bad. :/ Oh well.

 And they don't really "confront me". They are just tell me to get off *insert website name here* (from another room, which is how I know they are checking it) and do your work.                                       Because I know things they could bring up and have a discussion about, but they don't. Thankfully.

It's made me more concious about where I go. Maybe that's the point.

 

NintyGamer3751

Ha, yeah, I'm a Christian too, and I think I'd do the same if I had a kid (God forbid!:o)

About doing your work, like I said before, you can do 1 of 2 things:

1. Do extra work and satisfy your parents new standards, or

2. Talk to your parents in a civil mannner. Tell them why you believe you should do this and that, give them good reasons (I've been very responsible, etc.), things like that. But be prepared to accept that your parents have the last say in it, and they may still say "no".

It is always good to be concious about where you go, so that is a good thing, even if that's not the point.

My iPod doesn't have pirated music. . . . >_> . . .stop looking at me!!!