Can hackers see data going to and from my computer?

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“Well, for one thing, make sure that any sensitive web surfing you might choose to do, such as banking or on-line shopping, is always done via a secure connection. Even better ... wait until you're home to do those things.”

I am going to be away from home for a significant period this year and cannot wait until I get home to pay bills, etc. I do I evaluate whether I have a secure connection?

The simplest is making sure that the connection is "https" from any login screen onward.

leo: my daugher lives with me with have comcast internet--my daugher got on to iam and my space--my ex who lives 6 miles away got hold of her myspace info and iam--does this mean he has hacked into our computer @ home or is he using a software--at that point of him doing this--her passwords userid were changed

is he hacking into our computer and my husband and my info and is this against the law

thanks desparate

if i have a a firewall can people still hack into my pc?

Of course. It's just MUCH MUCH harder.

what will they be able to do?

Hi,
I read your information written above. I am in a office where 4 other people work and we all use same hub for connecting to internet. One guy is pretty smart and using linux. He said that he can see anyone`s data travelling through net. We are very scraed because of privacy of our emails, bank account etc. How can we stop him seeing that?

Regards,
tea

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Only use encrypted connections. https connections for webmail and
banking for example.

Leo
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Hi,

I have Mcafee Security Center which has been sending me notifications that my name ( both first and last) are being requested when I visit various sites. It also has said my address is being sent, but just my city. It says my exact first and last names are being sent which makes me uneasy. How do I stop this besides just hitting reject all the time?

Are there ways for people on social networking sites (such as myspace) to obtain information about people visiting their site? Thanks for your help.

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