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Comment from brad on 2011-09-09

2011-09-10T04:42:40Z

I meant flash drive

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Comment from brad on 2011-09-09

2011-09-10T04:40:41Z

good question. Ive been trying to find out if I opened a file from my file drive the company could see it, even if they dont have physical access to the laptop?

Possibly - they could have spyware on your machine if it's a company machine, they could watch the network if accessed over a network, they could look at "recently opened files" if the program used to view the file updated that. They may not, but they may, and if it matters you should assume that they do.

11-Sep-2011

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Comment from Bob on 2010-01-21

2010-01-21T09:58:57Z

Vista often shows a representation of a file in it's thumbnail - does previewing a file leave a similar trail?
On a similar note, does (or can) copying a file from one removeable storage to another (i.e. between memory sticks) leave such trails?

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Comment from Keith Griffiths on 2010-01-13

2010-01-13T17:53:22Z

Will firewall software (I have Avira Anti Virus and PC Tools Threatfire installed) prevent anyone on the Internet from reading a word processing file which is open on the computer and which I am working on?

Not by itself, no. You need to avoid viruses and spyware as well.

14-Jan-2010

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