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<blockquote data-quote="jordache" data-source="post: 718376" data-attributes="member: 61180"><p>Hi fellow Mac Users; and Silver Surfers (of which I'm proud to be one).</p><p>"Is It Safe". Chilling words uttered by an onscreen dentist to a confused Dustin Hoffman before some excruciating dentistry.</p><p>In a world where the carrying of cash is not advised, and retailers inform us that they will no longer accept cheques as a form of payment, bank clerks get slower and slower, (or is that a fact of life for us silver surfers); and the plastic card is at the forefront; but ultimately no safer than cash. I have ventured into the world of online banking and online buying. But my spam folder fills with alarming regularity, and I read that hackers can sit outside of my house and record my keypad activity with no effort. (Excuse me while I close the blinds!). Passwords provide little assurance., no matter how complicated I make them, and then find I have to write them down to remember them! So I've been reading about IP addresses, and how they can be changed or hidden; Brilliant! surely this means no one can hack into my computer. Because I won't be the same computer, or in the same place, twice.</p><p>Windows users can accomplish this, but not so, Mac users, alas. There seems to be no software. Or am I wrong. Is my paranoia getting the better of me.</p><p>Any thoughts?</p><p>Is It Safe?</p><p></p><p>From Jordache, (from under a blanket, under the bed)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jordache, post: 718376, member: 61180"] Hi fellow Mac Users; and Silver Surfers (of which I'm proud to be one). "Is It Safe". Chilling words uttered by an onscreen dentist to a confused Dustin Hoffman before some excruciating dentistry. In a world where the carrying of cash is not advised, and retailers inform us that they will no longer accept cheques as a form of payment, bank clerks get slower and slower, (or is that a fact of life for us silver surfers); and the plastic card is at the forefront; but ultimately no safer than cash. I have ventured into the world of online banking and online buying. But my spam folder fills with alarming regularity, and I read that hackers can sit outside of my house and record my keypad activity with no effort. (Excuse me while I close the blinds!). Passwords provide little assurance., no matter how complicated I make them, and then find I have to write them down to remember them! So I've been reading about IP addresses, and how they can be changed or hidden; Brilliant! surely this means no one can hack into my computer. Because I won't be the same computer, or in the same place, twice. Windows users can accomplish this, but not so, Mac users, alas. There seems to be no software. Or am I wrong. Is my paranoia getting the better of me. Any thoughts? Is It Safe? From Jordache, (from under a blanket, under the bed) [/QUOTE]
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