You should consider using a VPN like Cloak or ProXPN if you worry about things 
like that. These are available for Mac and iOS

Sent from my iPad

> On Feb 17, 2017, at 6:40 PM, B. Eric Bradley <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Yes, there's a fan in there. Most likely you had something open that was 
> making the graphics card work harder than usual, like a web page running a 
> bunch of Flash ads or some such. Or the room you were in was warmer than 
> usual. A hacker wouldn't have any interest in turning your computer fan on.
> 
> 
>> On Feb 17, 2017, at 6:11 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:
>> 
>> I was using my MacBook Air (away from my trusted home network and on an 
>> unsecured wifi) when the fan started to spin really fast and really loud (is 
>> there even a fan in my computer?) I forced the computer to shut down by 
>> holding the powerkey down till it shut off then started it up again.
>> 
>> What gives?
>> 
>> Thanks.
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