The Dangly Bits

1. Hopped on your cousin’s computer for a quicksec
2. Noticed that it’s Windows XP Home
3. Noticed it runs IE6
4. Noticed that among the myriad icons alongside the taskbar’s clock, not a single one seems to be a virus scanner.
5. Logged in to your gmail, despite your better intentions.
6. Logged out of gmail and immediately used your trusty phone to log back in to your gmail account.
7. Changed your gmail password from the phone

A buddy emailed me from an internet cafe in Panama saying something like ‘hey brrooooo I’m emailing you from a net cafe in Panama!’ My reply: Go change your password. Better yet, tell me our password and I’ll change it for you from *my* computer.

I won’t even consider the notion that your bank account was logged in to on your cousin’s computer. Don’t  expose your webmail passwords to any device that isn’t owned and maintained by yourself.

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