Re: ClearOS

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Luke Vierboom
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I wish to implement an install of ClearOS on my home network (for the
> advantages that it provides) on a P4 that i have gathering dust. However, my
> mother expressed concerns about the cacheing of internet, as it may cache a
> virus and wreak havoc in the network. She is not a technical user of any
> sort, and is getting her information (as far as i know) from non technical
> users as well. In her concerns, she noted that browser cache holds valuable
> information such as bank details in the cookies, and that if someone with
> malicious intent got a hold of them, could cause considerable trouble.

If your bank holds your bank account details in cookies, change banks
*immediately*!! In other words, no bank is going to store your bank
account details in a cookie. They will store a session ID, sure, which
is used by the remote web server to load up your session.

- Gonzalo
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