I have been looking after a laptop which is shortly going to be returned to its owner. The person is not a friend of mine, he does not know me at all, he owes money to my husband, so i dont know if he is trustworthy.
ANyway, I have been using the laptop to purchase home shopping from Tescos, and i also used it to do online banking - because my own computer was not working.
Can he access my details and steal my identity/get my bank details? I phoned my bank and they said he cannot access my details because both Tescos and my bank have secure sites. However i am sure some TV programmes like Watchdog etc advised people to erase their hard disks before letting go of their home computers because some people's details have been accessed even from these so-called secure sites.
Please advise.
PS .. i am Nigerian and so is he!! i love my people but i know that they are good at scamming.
2007-07-23 05:11:05 · 6 answers · asked by Chimera's Song 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Hi thanks for all answers. AidyA, the person in question has now agreed to pay the money back, so we have agreed to return the laptop.
2007-07-23 05:27:10 · update #1
once you log off from any secure online shopping store, no one can get your details. Any time you do online searching look for the yellow security padlock(bottom right hand corner in IE) If the padlock is there after you close no one can find you details. Its good to clear the history files though and cookies folder.
2007-07-23 05:15:45 · answer #1 · answered by pthc69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
delete all the cookies and internet history.
internet explorer/ tools menu - internet options
also ensure you have not saved any passwords / auto complete. but deleting the cookies should get rid of them
failing that, format the harddrive and reinstall windows if this is an option.
seeing as he owes your husband money, why don't you just keep the laptop until he pays up???
2007-07-23 05:23:03 · answer #2 · answered by AidyA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely it sounds like this individual the two mentioned your married or a much better half,,,,,,, yet what ever it is it does not sound good... So,,,,,, you will desire to circulate to TRW internet site and pay to observe your credit checklist,,,,,,you would be counseled of any pastime that is going on your checklist and each time that somebody tests your checklist because of the fact they utilized for credit.. Than ability if somebody has any of your information and that they attempt to purchase some thing with credit,,it is making use of your information,,it relatively is going to take place at TRW and that they are going to notify you. there's a small hazard that they are stalking you,,,,, I even have considered this in stalking cases the place the guy needs to fake which you're mutually......... Take each and every letter you get and write returned to the place the letter got here from and tell them which you have a court docket order against that individual and you elect your call removed from there call and to not touch you anymore or you will touch the government.......
2016-12-14 16:43:19 · answer #3 · answered by schebel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very unlikely he can access any of your details if you have not saved them on the computer. Just delete all the cookies.
2007-07-23 05:16:52 · answer #4 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if ur worried, just downlaod ccleaner from the link. when youve got it, run the cleaner and it will delete all history and cookies and also free up loads of space.
then just remove ccleaner and clean up the traces.
no one will know you used the computer and hopefully cant access ur details.
2007-07-23 05:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by roar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clear the history and delete all temporary files.
If your really worried, reformat the HDD and reinstall the O/S.
2007-07-23 05:20:00 · answer #6 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋