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. >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> > > <eric small.jpg> > > B. Eric Bradley • (502) 303-5199 • (502) 454-4207 land & fax > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
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