Check my email on this computer?

I am at the public library and I wanted to check my email from this computer. Also I just noticed a caucasion male standing over me reading my information that I have, my ID and passcode. What should I do concerning both of these issues?

Check my email on this computer?
Change your password! Now!
Reply:If you are in the Library, getting your e-mail, be very careful that no one sees your id and password. Ask anyone, standing behind you, to move. Just be polite about it, and if they don't, notify the Librarian.They will take care of it.


With Identity theft, rampant these days, you must take all the care you can to protect yourself. So don't be afraid to stand up for yourself, it's your privacy that matters.
Reply:Switch off and report him immediatley
Reply:Tell him "excuse me" and carry on. If you can type without looking at the keyboard, that's good- you can turn around and stare at him awkwardly while you log in.
Reply:Since you can't pull the wires out of the back of the computer and throw the monitor at this guy, I'd suggest finding a nice thick book and winging it his way. He should move. If he doesn't, he won't really be looking your way any longer. He'll be starring at both of the ceilings wondering what just happened. I'd suggest checking your email quickly, and getting out of there before he really comes to.





Also, it would be a lot funnier if you signed the little card inside the book as "Creepy guy deterrent" before throwing it at him.





And when you're your finished working on a secure site, such as email, never forget to log out when you are finished. This will usually prevent the system from retaining your log in and password. After you've logged out, always go back to the log in page and make sure the site didn't remember your password.





And, if you want to make sure you're really not being spied on, always check the back of the computer. Inspect the PS/2 and USB slots for one of these fun little devices:





http://www.keykatcher.com/
Reply:tell him to go away!
Reply:Tell him to go away and change your password NOW!!!
Reply:TELL HIM GO AWAY, BUT DONT CHECK YOUR MALE IF HE IS CLOSE TO YOU.
Reply:For one, tell him politely to leave you alone =P


Secondly, it depends if your email is normal internet mail like hotmail or yahoo, then yes you can. If it is an email that is used with an email client(actually POP mail accounts) like outlook or mozilla thunderbird, then maybe not
Reply:tell them to go away, you ned your privacy as a user of that computer...


change your username and password too


just incase they're planning to open your account...
Reply:i don't know....Buy a computer so you don't have to use the public ones?
Reply:As soon as you can, go into your email account settings and change your password to a new one. That should take care of it.


My recommendation would be to not access your personal email in a public library setting unless absolutely necessary.


If needed, make sure that a) noone is indeed watching your info and b) make sure when you log in that you avoid that the computer saves user-id or password information.


Most webmail providers such as Yahoo or Hotmail have options to check or uncheck on their login-page.





But first, change you password to something different, different enough that it cannot be derived or guessed from your old one.
Reply:Tell him that it is in-polite to watch you type and you would prefer the person to stop because you feel uncomfortable of what he is doing.
Reply:keep your email addy change your passwords and if he emails you list it as junk email spam or something else and tell him to go away
Reply:Read your mail, change your password ( when he'snt still reading over your shoulder) and exit.
Reply:I'm a computer professional with a concentration in security. I suggest that you turn around and ask if you can help him. That should at least acknowledge you and then walk away. Then I would leave that terminal and go use another that keeps him in front of you. Then immediately change your password.