07-12-2011, 06:37 PM
N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=Seacrest]
[quote=silvarios]
Side note, while silly to have file sharing enabled in a public place, shouldn't file sharing be access protected anyway?
I can see a whole bunch of people's names in my Sidebar.
Not a big deal, I guess, maybe to some people.
If your name is visible in someone else's Sidebar and if access to your drive is not password-protected, it could become a big deal to you.
Bored while sitting at the Honolulu airport a few months ago, I investigated all the computers listed in my Sidebar. Most were password-protected, but one wasn't. This guy had multiple documents related to his business in plain view. Spreadsheets, invoices, upcoming gigs... you name it, it was on display. If I were the type of person to do so, I could have wiped out his business in just a few minutes. Instead, I opened a text document on his desktop and left him a note to say that he REALLY needed to do a better job of securing his computer.
This is only the case if you open your computer and choose to have it available to everyone without a password. I doubt anyone here has their computer set that way.