NETOUTPOST / PRIVACY

Privacy, in plain language

NetOutpost keeps investigation data on your computer by default, whether you monitor a home, lab or small workplace. Outbound channels and sharing are choices you control.

On your computer

The monitoring service stores device observations, incidents, evidence and settings locally. The dashboard reads that data through the local service. A cloud account is not required for local monitoring.

Recognized credentials and tokens are redacted by default. Global and per-module capture settings can change that behavior. Redaction cannot guarantee that every secret in arbitrary command text is recognized. Local exports should be reviewed before sharing.

Notifications you configure

Desktop notifications go through your operating system. Email, webhooks and messenger channels send activity summaries to the destinations you configure. Their providers have their own data handling practices. NetOutpost redacts recognized secrets in outbound alerts.

Optional observation sharing

Sharing starts disabled. Its minimal setting includes the vendor portion of a MAC address, destination port, alert severity and timestamp. More detailed and custom settings are available. Minimal sharing does not include the full MAC address or local IP address.

Discovery and updates

Network discovery sends bounded discovery traffic and service checks on approved networks. Hostname resolution uses the computer’s configured resolver. The app automatically checks download.netoutpost.app for application and module releases. Application downloads require your approval. Update requests retrieve metadata and packages; they do not send captured evidence or a device inventory. Hosting logs may record ordinary request information such as your public IP address.

Bug reports you submit

Report a bug sends your message, app version, build and platform to the NetOutpost support service. Debug logs are optional and can be previewed before submission. They record app operations and failures, excluding captured traffic, credentials and device inventory. Logs remain local unless you choose to attach them. Do not include sensitive information in your message.

This website

The site contains static HTML, CSS, JavaScript, screenshots and downloadable files. It includes no advertising pixels, analytics scripts, externally loaded fonts or embedded third-party video. The web server receives ordinary requests and may retain access logs.

About the screenshots

All product screenshots show the actual NetOutpost interface populated with fictional devices and illustrative activity in a separate demonstration instance. They contain no captured home, lab or business inventory and no real credentials.