Why do you people have file-sharing enabled on your Macbooks...

[Seacrest]

in WiFi cafés?

Yeah you.

[cbelt3]

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[silvarios]

Because there is no one stop shop option to disable all shared services?
Because I set up a honeypot for fools?
Because I forgot?
What's file sharng?

Side note, while silly to have file sharing enabled in a public place, shouldn't file sharing be access protected anyway?

[Seacrest]

silvarios wrote:
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.

[rz]

I used to have a program that would check for any iTunes libraries being shared, and would allow me to basically copy the files to my hard drive. Haven't used it in a long time though.

[NewtonMP2100]

.....was always told to SHARE and SHARE alike.....

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Seacrest wrote:
[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.

[Jimmypoo]

NewtonMP2100 wrote:
.....was always told to SHARE and SHARE alike.....

Me too. I used to be beaten severely if I wasn't nice and shared!

To this day I even share my ex-wife with others.

[hal]

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.

[decay]