Do you sign out?

Don't do online banking just email and GN so never sign out.

I always log out of online banking but never GN for the simple reason I have forgotten my password and I think that is required to sign in again but I could be wrong.

I always log out of anywhere where my money is involved but never out of GN.
Always log out of my email account too.

I Always log out of online banking, but never on other websites …..

Only sign out ifbanking
Never sign out of GN nor any other forum I don’t sign out of email why would you ?

Never on Gn

Yes, you do need your password if you log out of GN, Charleygirl (assuming you want to get back in ) but I think there's one of the usual links for if you've forgotten it. Can't check, because I am now signed in...

That's what I'm wondering, BlueBelle. If you don't sign out of email is it easier for Them to hack you, or doesn't it make any difference?

You can be hacked either way. If you log in each time you could still be hacked by keyloggers getting hold of your log in data. These are not stopped by HTTPS encryption because that only protects data in transit between computers.

Wouldn't know how to log out nor do I feel any need to.

It really depends how much you trust a site's own servers. Poor security at the server end could leave you exposed. Who knows how safe GN servers are? Free email accounts: Gmail, Hotmail etc have security issues at their end. Your ISP is easy to read - how else does all that spam get through? Banks tend to time you out of a session but it could still be long enough for keyloggers to steal ids and passwords. All you can do is keep you user-end security up to date to detect malware.

Don’t log out of GN, but always from online banking and any other personal site I am able to log out of, i.e. my utility accounts.

A word of warning not to log out of GN. Everytime I tried to log back in, it took me back to my original name and wouldn't let me post. I had to do a different spelling of this name to re enter.

I don't log out of any social media, but I always log out of online banking. However, my laptop has an access code on it that only I know. My phone also. And if I think someone has guessed them (anyone at all), I change them.

A bit morbid I know, but if you died and were not signed out of everywhere would it bother you that others could see every post that you have made.

Like most others I always sign out of banking, also GP patient access, but stay logged in for everything else.

Thanks, OakDryad. That's interesting and worrying! But helpful too.

Charleygirl5

I always log out of online banking but never GN for the simple reason I have forgotten my password and I think that is required to sign in again but I could be wrong.

Probably been said already but you don't need your PW for GN if you select " Save My Password" on the Sign In page, box below your email and * pass word.

I log out all the time, and Log In, by selecting Log In.

However if you don't select Save My Password" you will have to re-enter it.

Always where I’ve purchased something and also regularly clear my data from browser. Also change my password often from various sites.

BlueSky

Always where I’ve purchased something and also regularly clear my data from browser. Also change my password often from various sites.

How do you clear data ?

never

oh, I thought you meant do i sign out of this site,,,I don't..

I do of course sign out of online banking ect ect

May I ask why? of those saying they sign out of GN and other social media
Anyone doing Wordle I think you lose your streak if you clear history and cookies
No I don’t worry about my posts being read I know my eldest daughter who would be the one dealing with my stuff would not have the time or inclination to read my posts

Wheniwasyourage

Thanks, OakDryad. That's interesting and worrying! But helpful too.

You're welcome. It's a good argument for changing passwords frequently and having a different password for each site and app that you use. That at least minimises the risks if data is shared via malware.

One of the things we overlook is the degree of cross-application click-driven data sharing. GN is doing this. For example, I browsed a book thread here, many books I had never heard of. When I went to Amazon, same day, still logged into GN, there were all the books listed in "you might like". Facebook is probably the worst for this kind of thing. Your data is never safe with FB and why Zuckerberg has been fined billions of dollars for data breaches and is now facing another trial. That is definitely one to sign out of or not use at all if you can avoid.