Playing at an Internet Cafe
 

Bad idea? Is it safe? Should I worry about my password and/or change it after I'm done?

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I am also intersted in responces people in the know might have. What sort of software can make it more safe? Firewalls, etc? Or is it completely hopeless?

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all the transmission between the client and server is encrypted. how well it's encrypted, i don't know

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I'm going to be touring europe on my bicycle for the next year, so I was planning on getting a little bit of play in here and there at internet cafes. Anyway, what I ahd planned on doing was purchasing a thumb drive. I'll keep a copy of my keepass password database on there and use that to put all my passwords in. That ought to protect against keystroke recorders. And since all communication between the client and server is encrypted, i don't think there will be any problems.

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I play in an internet-cafe once or twice a week.
Never had any problems.

I admittedly am not very knowledgeable about computers and may not be the best one to ask though.

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Its a bad idea. no doubt,

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Doesn't matter. If someone has compromised the computer that you are going to use, they will have full access to your passwords.

Edit: If you're going to use your own computer, you will be fine, as all data sent to poker sites is encrypted.

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all the transmission between the client and server is encrypted. how well it's encrypted, i don't know

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Doesn't matter. If someone has compromised the computer that you are going to use, they will have full access to your passwords.

Edit: If you're going to use your own computer, you will be fine, as all data sent to poker sites is encrypted.

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i was thinking he meant using his own laptop. using the computer there is a bad idea, who knows if there are rootkits or key loggers(even physical key loggers)

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Piggybacking off a net cafe's wireless network isn't that bad. People still need to actually try in order to steal your account password and whatnot.

Using one of the computers there is taking a big risk, as anyone can easily install a hardware/software keylogger and there would be know easy way for you to find out.

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Yeah. I had just assumed it was his own computer.
I have never played on anybody else's computer.


When I think 'internet-cafe' I'm just thinking of 'coffee-houses with Wi-Fi' of the BYOComputer variety.