On Sep 4, 2009, at 3:05 PM, George R. Hozendorf wrote:
> > We all know how low the chance of getting a virus is on a Mac. But, > how vulnerable am I to prying eyes if I leave my browser open when not > at the machine or when the Mac is sleeping? It depends on what you've been doing and how "open" certain web sites are based on the cookies left on your computer. With many web sites once you log in from a given machine you have access till they time out (1 day is common). I believe e-Bay is like this. That means that if someone walked up to our computer and started poking around in your history they could potentially have access to every web site you've accessed within the last day (or more). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
