I hated being a secretary. Too much nervous energy to sit at a desk for 8 hours. but the internet helps the time pass. so does homework, if you have anyyy
just google anonymous proxy and figure out which proxy sites aren't blocked at your work/school... then register with a site that isn't blocked.. most of them are free. it lets you surf from a different IP, so the sites blocked on your work's IP aren't blocked for you.
yes. there are methods to defeat anything they could do, but they're too work intensive, unless you REALLY need porn at work, or to foil some IT guy.
in the u.s. the law is "well, you're using their bandwidth, and you're on their time, so it's their business to see what you're doing" businesses own the legislative, executive, and judiciary.
Do it right and you should be ok...fuck it up and you could be screwed. Me: firewall approved by the NHS, managed 24 hours a day, seven days a week - http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cach...=true+internet+nhs&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk#2 I'm not risking it. It is only media streaming I want.