Posted on 03/11/2024 6:47:28 PM PDT by OneVike
Ever wonder what happens to the internet after you log off? I bet it never crossed your mind that even though you logged off the internet, your computer is still vulnerable. Yes, if you fail to actually turn the internet off first before you log off, you are leaving your pc's hard drive vulnerable to being hacked. It doesn't happen to everyone, but it does happen enough. Imagine all the vital information you have on your computer that someone could steal.
Well, very few people know about this, but there is an OFF button (off button below) that needs to be clicked or else your computer will still be logged onto the web. In order to protect your hard drive from being accessed while you are away, you should always turn off the internet before you log off. So the next time you are finished surfing the web, make sure you stop by to turn off the internet. After all, it is the responsible thing to do.
Just click on the button in the image below and you will turn off the internet. Then you can assured that after you have log off, no one will be hacking into your computer, and all your information will be safe. Please be a good citizen and share this information with everyone you know.
A mute button for that POS Biden would certainly be helpful at times.
Bad things happened.
It already is - "Silence is consent"
Oh My God, people will still be able to know that I have NO empathy for illegals or muzzies or pedos or treasonists within our own government ? And that I could care less about what they think? Oh my...I am gonna unplug at the modem right now! /s (not sarcarstic about the muzzies/illegals/treasonists/pedos...kill them of course)
“How will “they” watch me if I turn it off?”
Just because you turn off your computer and no new site will make you vulnerable, there are certain openings in the system that remain on at all times. Windows has a setting, that upon reboot by windows update, it will relaunch programs that were open, and those programs such as word and excel remember what files were open and open those for you too.
Do you allow open upgrading, do you turn off your clock and date, is your phone attached to the system, online banking...all are open doors for hackers to step through. Do you make sure the computer is not in a program that will remain on for awhile after shutdown attempt and the screen you didn’t look at said it was open? It’s easy to do.
I take it a step further when I dump my history before closing every time. I learned this from the guy that works on my system ocassionally that the first thing he does is erase all memory.
wy69
Hahahahahahaha
I don’t use my computer at home. I unplugged it years ago.
I’m worried that the light in my refrigerator stays on when I close the door. I wake up late at night and stress over it.
Unscrew the light bulb.
Or - don’t wake up late at night.
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Jesse Kelly (iHeart) advertises a “Faraday bag” called “Silent”.
(Spelling’s different).
The ending is hilarious.
https://youtu.be/Vywf48Dhyns?si=Evkejwa4qzgp9mCv
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