On 07/09/11 21:42, Marsh Ray wrote: > Do they have a gun? Otherwise, cover the screen with your hand or ask > them to look away. > > Realistically, this is nowhere near the biggest threat these days. It's > mostly a holdover from security guidance from shared computing labs and > pre-internet days. > > Yes, be aware of your physical surroundings. No, don't think that it > keeps you one bit safe online, unless you're that special case where > your adversary is physically present. There's no need to be patronising. I have plenty of security experience. Shared environments are not a thing of the past, certainly not in the UK, and a physically present adversary is a real threat for many people. Not everyone can be told to look away (unless you like time in hospital), and if you can use a drop-down with your screen covered then I applaud you. And online-banking isn't aimed at experts, it's used by "normal" people. It's so easy to mitigate this specific threat in software that it is negligent not to do so. Julian
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