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GDH75

GDH75

GDH75

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As we have had a few break ins locally lately i was wondering
what is the best way to stop them getting to your personal info for instance how can you stop them from looking at your e-mails. if i had a username password would that help.
 
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GDH75 said:
As we have had a few break ins locally lately i was wondering
what is the best way to stop them getting to your personal info for instance how can you stop them from looking at your e-mails. if i had a username password would that help.
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What have you been up to, eh? :p
 
So there i was, 27 minutes past 3 in the morning, cold, wet and wearing only the harry potter boxer shorts i had managed to grab on the way out of the house. Even the foxes ran away when they caught my scent.

I crouched down behind a hedge in a gravel covered garden as the cop car rolled by, i don't think the occupants saw me. 2 quick taps on the screen of my smartphone and i was prowling for nearby wireless hotspots, preferably unsecured but in reality it didn't matter, i could get past anything.

I quickly found one with a strong connection, it was named 'GDH75' which meant nothing to me and so i connected. Immediately i begun downloading data like there was no tomorrow. Credit card details, emails, business meetings, photos, everything was mine for the taking. A slight twinge of guilt brushed over me but i shrugged it off when i saw the crown jewel appear on the screen infront of me...
 
I beleive he is asking how to protect himself against people turning his PC on and reading his emails whilst in the process of burgling his house.
 
Perhaps you could set a password that needs entering every time you turn your PC on? It's the first thing I do when I get a new computer or change OS.
 
Wow am i the first serious reply?

Encryption! If you're truly that worried use full disk encryption techniques that will prevent anyone booting up your PC and getting the data.

I myself use Truecrypt on all 4 of my hard drives to stop my pesky housemates from breaking into my room and stealing stuff from my drives when I'm not in.
It's complicated for the average user to setup, and takes time to encrypt the drive. But once the drives encrypted as password is required to gain access, and it can use AES-256 encryption which is very hard to break (with a 10+ character password).
 
[TW]Fox;21336964 said:
I beleive he is asking how to protect himself against people turning his PC on and reading his emails whilst in the process of burgling his house.
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lol like they would have the time....

Doesn't he mean stealing his laptop?

If so you can install software that requires password on boot (infact your laptop already has this function in bios.
 
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