# Is plex spying on us
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-plex-spying-on-us/169228
**Category:** General Discussions
**Created:** [December 1, 2016, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-plex-spying-on-us/169228 "2016-12-01T10:34:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@MrSW](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MrSW)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2016, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-plex-spying-on-us/169228/1 "2016-12-01T10:34:19Z")
Guys,
I’ve installed a cisco ASA Firewall, and noticed that plex seems to make multiple connections out to the internet, Amazon to be exact?
If i block internet access so it cant dial out, a lot of media stops playing.
Why is plex dialing home?
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### Author:  [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-plex-spying-on-us/169228/2 "2016-12-01T21:34:50Z")
[Plex.tv](http://Plex.tv) is hosted on through Amazon Web Services (AWS). So, yes it is Plex dialing home. Plex dials home for a few reasons.
- get remote access information
- check for Plex Pass, sharing, and other account related data
- anonymous usage data (you can opt out if you haven’t)
- gathering new codecs when needed
Blocking access should not stop local playback, but would impact remote playback. Plex does not gather any information on your actual media.
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### Author:  [@MrSW](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MrSW)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-plex-spying-on-us/169228/3 "2016-12-02T09:53:48Z")
thanks for the reply.
cheers!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-plex-spying-on-us/169228/4 "2020-01-07T22:19:19Z")