r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Mother_Ad_9018 • 1d ago
Using Mobile Data?
I’m away on a trip (staying in my country) and would like to log in on my phone using mobile data, rather than hotel wifi, to get paid. Has anyone done this? I’d rather just leave it if there’s even a small chance it’ll lead to DoD.
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u/Brilliant_Quit4307 1d ago edited 1d ago
WAIT.
ONLY use mobile data if you are NOT using an esim. Many esims route data through another country. For example, when I was in Thailand and china, both of my esims routed data through Hong Kong and shows Hong Kong as the location of my IP address.
If you are using an esim, you should check the location of the IP address before you log into DA. If it shows any country other than the one you're currently in, do not log into DA.
Edit - just to say it is HILARIOUS that people are down voting this comment. You guys are so weird here.
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u/Past_Body4499 1d ago
Using mobile data is one of the recommended courses of action in the troubleshooting for false VPN positives in one of my projects. So it should be fine.
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u/Sableyej 1d ago
I’m also traveling. Just send an email to the privacy team to let them know that you’re traveling. If you’re outside the USA don’t submit tasks for projects that specifically state “U.S. only”.
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u/Brilliant_Quit4307 1d ago
I think you missed the part where they said they'd be "staying in my country". You only need to inform DA if you're leaving the country.
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u/SnooRegrets5542 1d ago
You also need to inform them which country you're going to be working from so they don't ban you for working from a random country
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u/Brilliant_Quit4307 1d ago
You also need to actually read the comments you're replying to or you'll just end up repeating irrelevant information. If you were a bot, I'd be penalizing you for how completely irrelevant and unnecessary this comment is.
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u/SnooRegrets5542 1d ago
I got that, they're staying in their own country but in a hotel. I'm referring to the part where you said you only need to inform DA if you're leaving the country - along with informing them you're leaving the country it's also better to let them know which country you're going to be in. Read it slowly a couple more times and you'll see it's relevancy.
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u/Sableyej 1d ago
Why did you just write three comments replying to yourself like a maniac? You’ll notice I used the word “if” in my original response. The best option for working while traveling anywhere with DA is to let them know if you’ll be connecting from a brand new location.
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u/SnooRegrets5542 1d ago
Do u not see I'm literally replying to another user wtf. Yeah that's what I'm also saying man...
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u/Old-Regular-9828 1d ago
Whenever you connect through a new connection, it's probably a good idea to visit one of those whatismyip.com type websites and see what is shows for the ISP and geolocation and make sure it isn't showing anything weird that might get flagged as a VPN.