On: Is it stealing to read by the light of your neighbour’s lamp?

[curiousgal]

> the harm is relatively small

Try working from a Third World country, you connecting to your company's bandwidth-hungry VPN means anyone sharing the wifi won't be able to do anything.

[bmicraft → curiousgal]

VPNs don't usually consume any significant bandwidth overhead at all which makes me curious as to what service your employer is using?

[withinboredom → bmicraft]

I’ve heard many WFH setups that record your screen and monitor your camera to make sure you’re actually working. There could be monitoring stuff bundled with the VPN that does consume many resources (or IT dept is screen recording remotely).

[loa_in_ → bmicraft]

It's not the VPN itself but the software that makes the traffic