Russian Neighbour Using My YouTube

[twizzian]

On 12/26/2023 at 12:53 PM, Captain Monday said:

Very strange. Do you have a proper router and know how to access the settings so you can see all activity? He may be accessing more than harmless videos.

 

 

Is that Mr Bean?

[ravip]

Best and easiest is to login to your router and change the WiFi password to a really tough one.

[farangkinok]

20 minutes ago, twizzian said:

Is that Mr Bean?

Nope. It's Eduard Khil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Khil

[brianthainess]

On 12/26/2023 at 12:11 PM, Neeranam said:

When I watch YouTube on my Samsung TV, I see that my Russian Neighbour has been searching for things. 

How is this possible and what should I do to stop it? 

Samsung Flip 4 phone, Samsung Smart TV. 

 

Looks like you have both hacked into mine, now i'll have to sign out, and make a new password, and change my router pass name/number.    ( TOT have come before to help me do that using my laptop ) I think you should get Netflix for him also.

Edited December 29, 2023 by brianthainess

[bradiston]

On 12/26/2023 at 12:53 PM, Captain Monday said:

Very strange. Do you have a proper router and know how to access the settings so you can see all activity? He may be accessing more than harmless videos.

 

 

Oi vey!

[brianthainess]

17 minutes ago, ravip said:

Best and easiest is to login to your router and change the WiFi password to a really tough one.

Death-to-Putin may work, if not Long-live-Putin.  or Glory-to-Ukraine.

[Peterphuket]

On 12/26/2023 at 3:53 PM, Ben Zioner said:

Or your wife.

That is not the biggest problem, after all, there are plenty of Thai women in this country.

[Unify]

Something similar happened to me when I was staying at a resort with a bunch of the same TV models installed in nearby bungalows. I was just minding my own business when suddenly my TV turned on and started showing porn.

 

The fella next door had managed to pair his remote with my TV and the bungalows were close enough together that his remote worked my TV, via Bluetooth. No hacking was involved.

 

I never said anything to him when I saw him, but let's just say his tastes were interesting.

 

I unplugged my TV after that. 

 

 

[Brick Top]

Perhaps he is an ex KGB spy and has decifred all your passwords 

[Chris Daley]

I guess you could just switch off the router no and then so he gets bored of it.  It's not worth confronting him.  You will end up with a bad neaubour.  It doesn't really affect the wifi speed.

[spidermike007]

The Russians are some of the best hackers in the world. Change your password immediately. That would be a good place to start. And mention it to the fool.

[mamypoko]

consider Javelin 

[Yellowtail]

Don't be so greedy. 

[Sigma6]

1 hour ago, Chris Daley said:

I guess you could just switch off the router no and then so he gets bored of it.  It's not worth confronting him.  You will end up with a bad neaubour.  It doesn't really affect the wifi speed.

 

Hi didnt say he was using his wifi, but his youtube.

 

Which didnt make any sense, as they would need his gmail / youtube sign in credentials.

Turns out he omitted to say he used to live next door, and left himself logged in to the tv box..... 

[JaiMaai]

Some of you suggesting changing passwords should look up what WiFi direct is...

[newbee2022]

Do the same with him vice versa😂. He'll like it. And one day you're friends🥳

[1FinickyOne]

On 12/26/2023 at 10:04 PM, Neeranam said:

I get paid to watch YouTube videos, but don't think this has anything to do with that, I watch them, or actually just let them run on my laptop.

do you get paid to watch the adverts too? It is getting out of hand as some of them are 30 minutes long... I am going to have to pay money to stop the verts... 

[Neeranam]

8 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:

do you get paid to watch the adverts too? It is getting out of hand as some of them are 30 minutes long... I am going to have to pay money to stop the verts... 

I get no adverts, I use a blocker.

I don't watch, I just play them on another browser from where I do my daily work.

[DudleySquat]

Setup Yubikeys for your Google account. That will end it. 

[ryxyz]

On 12/26/2023 at 1:21 AM, noobexpat said:

Do you use a VPN and youtube thinks you are in russia? 

Click on the russian searches and maybe its your videos.

most likely the issue

[noobexpat]

24 minutes ago, ryxyz said:

most likely the issue

 

Read the whole thread. It wasn't the issue.

[1FinickyOne]

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I get no adverts, I use a blocker.

I don't watch, I just play them on another browser from where I do my daily work.

So, you are paid to increase the number of hits that a video gets? 

[2baht]

On 12/29/2023 at 1:06 PM, farangkinok said:

Nope. It's Eduard Khil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Khil

Nope way!!! That's nope good! 

[JayClay]

On 12/26/2023 at 10:02 PM, Neeranam said:

No, it the neighbour

 

How exactly do you know this when they don't speak your or your wife's language?

[Neeranam]

20 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

So, you are paid to increase the number of hits that a video gets? 

Not sure why.

[Neeranam]

1 hour ago, JayClay said:

 

How exactly do you know this when they don't speak your or your wife's language?

I have a translation app on my  phone

[daveAustin]

Forget all that, I would just get round there and beat the S out of him, esp being Russian (they all reckon they're hard until you get right up in their face). Then change your password. 

[Yellowtail]

It's shameful how greedy are not wanting to share what effectively costs them nothing. 

[sandyf]

On 12/26/2023 at 10:10 PM, Neeranam said:

This looks useful

It is, but it only indicates devices that are signed into your google account. You can delete any device listed and that device would need to sign in again.

Better supervision should be done at network level and there is an app for android phones, not sure about other devices. It is called Net Analyser and will list all devices connected to the network and give the IP address and also some query options.

If you identify any unwanted devices you should be able to log in to the router and block the IP address.

[Satcommlee]

Maybe he pops round when you're out :-)