Internet cafes

Jimmy1983 · 26 Dec 2007 at 17:37

georges said:
Definitely set up a new email and have your current one forward to it.

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How would I do this?

GarethDW · 26 Dec 2007 at 17:41

Jimmy1983 said:
How would I do this?

What web-based email service do you use?

georges · 26 Dec 2007 at 17:42

Most email providers have it built in. Who are you with?

eg:
Gmail: Settings -> Forwarding and POP/IMAP -> Forward a copy to (box for an email address)
Hotmail: Options -> more options -> Forward mail to another account.

Raymond Lin said:
Or you can carry a usb stick with firefox mobile stored in it with the cookies. So all you need is click login without entering a password, unless keyloggers can read that too.

Seems a good idea, but it depends on whether they let you run programs (as some in Colchester don't).

edit: Maybe if on a USB Key you have a text file with login name and password. then Copy and paste them into the boxes, so they aren't typed.
(Better if you encrypt the file in a zip file. Obviously if they're key tracking they can get the password for the file, but they'd have to steal your USB key.)

Jimmy1983 · 26 Dec 2007 at 17:47

I use hotmail and gmail. Iam thinking off setting up a new hotmail account as I found the UI better than gmail.

Not sure about the usb key idea, just another thing to carry, yes I know its small!

georges · 26 Dec 2007 at 17:49

Both allow forwarding (directions in previous post), so you could create an expendable email which they both forward to.

Jimmy1983 · 26 Dec 2007 at 17:51

georges said:
Both allow forwarding (directions in previous post), so you could create an expendable email which they both forward to.

That a great idea, many thanks think I will do that.

acharris · 26 Dec 2007 at 19:20

Hi, stick something like Portable apps on a USB drive like said above and stick your passwords into a text file and encrypt it with something along the lines of PGP or something similar and then copy and paste, as I don't think run of the mill key loggers read something that has been pasted in, only something typed manually.

Anthony

GarethDW · 26 Dec 2007 at 19:28

acharris said:
Hi, stick something like Portable apps on a USB drive like said above and stick your passwords into a text file and encrypt it with something along the lines of PGP or something similar and then copy and paste, as I don't think run of the mill key loggers read something that has been pasted in, only something typed manually.

Anthony

Yep, it depends on the keylogger... basic ones will just hook into the keyboard's functions and are easier to subvert (and monitor/detect), whereas kernel-based ones can capture much more info, including what's held in memory when a user copies 'n' pastes from one source to another.

If you're getting really paranoid, then you could always buy a Yoggie

electric ant · 26 Dec 2007 at 19:30

If you use hotmail, when you log in, choose the "Enhanced Security" option, just under where you enter your password. This changes the page to https , a bit more secure.

The portable apps on USB key is gd idea though, if the internet cafes let you use them on their computers.