Using gmail on a public (e.g client) PC

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swamp replied

31 October 2009, 14:44
Make sure you select "Always use https" in the Gmail options. Then you'll be fine.

Client could always install a keylogger on their machines, but they could land in serious trouble for this.
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d000hg replied

31 October 2009, 14:25
Originally posted by dinker View Post

All they need is your cookie.

Can they see that from server logs? If not then using private browsing should be ok, or not selecting "remember my details".
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dinker replied

30 October 2009, 19:16
All they need is your cookie.
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d000hg replied

30 October 2009, 18:08
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

It's https, so should be quite secure. Though if it's a client's PC I guess they could probably snoop on your keystrokes if they really wanted to.

Nah, they're not anal about it at all. I just want to make sure in the event they look at the logs they can't see my emails as some business emails come to my personal accounts sometimes.
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Jaws replied

30 October 2009, 09:48
If you really want to see what your browser is sending and receiving download Fiddler.
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VectraMan replied

30 October 2009, 08:51
It's https, so should be quite secure. Though if it's a client's PC I guess they could probably snoop on your keystrokes if they really wanted to.

I switched to using GMail because at my last client Zen's webmail client wouldn't work for some reason, and I couldn't get a phone signal.
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d000hg started a topic Using gmail on a public (e.g client) PC

30 October 2009, 08:42
Using gmail on a public (e.g client) PC

Does gmail send information that can can easily be read by someone looking through server logs? For instance will they be able to see the username/password I login with, and the email text I send? Or does gmail encypt it somehow, and all they can see is a bunch of AJAX calls telling them I am logged in to some gmail account?

I don't do much browsing at all on client site, but checking my mail would be handy. Mobile reception is virtually non-existent so until I get a booster for my wireless dongle, I'm not able to provide my own internet connection.
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