Comments on: Why You Should Never Use Internet Kiosks At Airports

By: Passport Dave

Passport Dave — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:40:42 +0000

Just one good thing to add. As operating systems are smarter and smaller and usb drives are bigger these days, there is a solution. You can install an operating system along with a filesystem directly to your usb drive. As long as you have the ability to ‘restart’ the terminal, you can usually boot right into your own operating system and file set. This way, you can know that 100% of your information is yours.

Many options out there but I use “Puppy Linux”.

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:21:55 +0000

In reply to Peter Shaw - Nomadical Sabbatical. Good point and where a portable OS on a USB drive can come in handy.

By: Peter Shaw - Nomadical Sabbatical

Peter Shaw - Nomadical Sabbatical — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:38:06 +0000

I’d also extend this warning to dodgy internet cafe’s too. During a recent trip to Panay in the Philippines I was spending a couple of hours a day in a cafe at a local mall for a week or so finishing up some work. The problem was that the power int he mall kept going out due to rolling blackouts(no backup power…) So each time it happened I would be logged into about 5 different accounts and would have to site there and wait for it to come back on and make sure none of my passwords or email details were stored.. also the security in those places really sucks, I had access to about 20 passwords people had saved in the browser at the click of about 4 buttons.. just be careful on any public networks OS.

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:10:05 +0000

In reply to Nomadic Pinoy. I could see them being hard to resist, especially if I didn't have my laptop on me combined with a long layover. Not really worth accessing any online accounts though, but if you're just browsing it's expensive but doesn't post much risk.

By: Nomadic Pinoy

Nomadic Pinoy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:02:43 +0000

I’ve been tempted many times at airports whenever I don’t have my PC with me and just as you pointed out, it’s the issue of security. And the fact that it costs more, I’d rather have my peace of mind.