Why you should log off your emails on public pcs - I know something you wish I didn't

Pacing Mule · 15-08-2011 10:24PM #1

I work in a place that has some internet pc's. Recently at the end of the night when logging off / shutting down one computer I noticed that a yahoo email account was still logged in and an email history / conversation was up on the screen.

I know from this screen that one of our regular MALE customers likes to dress up in womens clothes, calls himself sarah, recently met another like minded individual in a hotel room but bottled it at the critical point because he's not sure if he is gay or is a lesbian trapped in a mans body.

Although I couldn't help but read the conversation in front of me I logged him off to spare his privacy without reading the rest of the emails on "sarahs" account. I also to be honest had a bit of a giggle at the concept of being a lesbian trapped in a man's body.

So now I know something deeply personal about a relative stranger and all because he didn't log off his email.

Moral of the story of course is make sure you log off public pc's etc but have you ever found out something about someone that they don't know you know, and that they most likely would not be happy about.

Also to be fair and honest sarah is not the name on the account - I don't feel it is right to publicise it tbh

Guill · 15-08-2011 10:26PM

Nosey prick

pablomakaveli · 15-08-2011 10:28PM

Well it's always handy to have dirt on people.

Links234 · 15-08-2011 10:28PM

Pageant Messiah wrote: »

I also to be honest had a bit of a giggle at the concept of being a lesbian trapped in a man's body.

hi there, this isn't really something to giggle about. there are plenty of transgender women who are attracted to other women, and plenty of transgender men who are attracted to other men. just so you know

Saila · 15-08-2011 10:28PM

it tas a clue you fool :eek:
the world will end now that you have destroyed the encripted email on screen
and the agent wont be able to figure out the plot

IDIOT!!!!!!!!

Pacing Mule · 15-08-2011 10:28PM

Guill wrote: »

Nosey prick

Reaches for the report button :P

brummytom · 15-08-2011 10:29PM

Sarah's a bit of a boring name, couldn't he call himself something a bit better?

Pacing Mule · 15-08-2011 10:30PM

Links234 wrote: »

hi there, this isn't really something to giggle about. there are plenty of transgender women who are attracted to other women, and plenty of transgender men who are attracted to other men. just so you know

Insensitive of me and I apologise for any offence caused to people in that position.

Links234 · 15-08-2011 10:31PM

Pageant Messiah wrote: »

Insensitive of me and I apologise for any offence caused to people in that position.

that's ok, I know you didn't mean to cause any offense, but thank you anyway

Dusty87 · 15-08-2011 11:28PM

Why do 'i wish you didnt know that???'

Senna · 15-08-2011 11:32PM

So you know something about some complete stranger. If i was him i wouldn't be loosing any sleep over it, you dont know him, he doesn't know you.

Pacing Mule · 15-08-2011 11:33PM

Dusty87 wrote: »

Why do 'i wish you didnt know that???'

Unless you're the chap who left himself logged in to the pc you've misunderstood.

15-08-2011 11:37PM

I often see people leaving computers logged in at Uni with either there personal or student email left open. Can't understand it.

GSI · 15-08-2011 11:39PM

He was probably taking the piss out of you tbh. Told all his workmates you think he's a lesbo, they're laughing at you, you MUG.

chin_grin · 15-08-2011 11:39PM

Being quite cynical of anything and everything, I'm calling shenanigans.

Hank_Jones · 16-08-2011 12:35AM

I generally find that girls called Sarah are bitches.

Don't think I've met a nice one yet.

stovelid · 16-08-2011 12:45AM

Guill wrote: »

Nosey prick

Hi Sarah.

SarahBeep! · 16-08-2011 12:48AM

brummytom wrote: »

Sarah's a bit of a boring name, couldn't he call himself something a bit better?

Cheers :P

newmug · 16-08-2011 12:57AM

Pageant Messiah wrote: »

I work in a place that has some internet pc's. Recently at the end of the night when logging off / shutting down one computer I noticed that a yahoo email account was still logged in and an email history / conversation was up on the screen.

I know from this screen that one of our regular MALE customers likes to dress up in womens clothes, calls himself sarah, recently met another like minded individual in a hotel room but bottled it at the critical point because he's not sure if he is gay or is a lesbian trapped in a mans body.

Although I couldn't help but read the conversation in front of me I logged him off to spare his privacy without reading the rest of the emails on "sarahs" account. I also to be honest had a bit of a giggle at the concept of being a lesbian trapped in a man's body.

So now I know something deeply personal about a relative stranger and all because he didn't log off his email.

Whats the big deal? Are you going to treat this person any differently when you meet them again? How would you react if you worked in a womans boutique and he asked you to measure him for a bra?

You seem to be more hung up on the crossdressing bit than the actual fact that they left their email account open. If it was an email describing raunchy behaviour between this man and his girlfriend / wife, bet you wouldn't even have started the thread!

Mammanabammana · 16-08-2011 02:36AM

I'd say he left that open deliberately OP, knowing you'd wander up and take a good look at what he was up to online. I'd imagine he was standing just out of sight after fooling you into thinking he was gone, watching you go over to his computer. In every other internet place he tries this, he watches the guy that works there shut it down but you wandered up, had a look, got interested, read through his stuff...you swallowed it all (as it were). Make sure to keep us posted on phase two of his plan, sounds like he knows EXACTLY what he's doing...

SuperInfinity · 16-08-2011 03:52AM

brummytom wrote: »

Sarah's a bit of a boring name, couldn't he call himself something a bit better?

You mean something like Mary or Jane?

What would you call yourself?

Green Back · 16-08-2011 06:45AM

I was sure I logged out before I left

Anyway, I've decided that I'm a lesbian trapped inside a man's body.
Any lesbians want to meet up PM me.

Rgds
Sarah

mikemac · 16-08-2011 06:54AM

The jokes on you OP

That person knew you were snooping so typed up a few random emails and messages just to wreck your head

honeymonster · 16-08-2011 07:01AM

hahaha classic

holystungun9 · 16-08-2011 07:08AM

brummytom wrote: »

Sarah's a bit of a boring name, couldn't he call himself something a bit better?

How about Shaniqua? that work for ya??

Gummy Panda · 16-08-2011 07:15AM

OP tell the real reason they shouldn't leave themselves logged in. It's that you'll forward the mails to everyone on their contact list.

buck65 · 16-08-2011 08:18AM

I know someone who might be gay la la la la la, grow up ffs.

Pacing Mule · 16-08-2011 09:28AM

Well I'm getting a little bit of heat here.

Just to clarify:

The screen was open on a conversation - it was actually on a second tab that was in the background. What was there was there and it wasn't my choice I saw it. There were plenty of other emails that could have been read if I had decided I wanted to be a nosey prick. They weren't read and I logged him out. There was no prior snooping, no ha ha I will leave this for nosey prick worker to find etc.

The point of the OP is simple - log out of public pc's if you have something private you don't want the public / next person using the pc to come across. If the guy in question has made an email account in a different persons name it's safe to assume they don't want the public knowing that. The story is an example not a judgement on his personal life. This wasn't a prank - the guy was gone a couple of hours before closedown.

@newmug Why in Gods name would I treat him any differently. Not hung up on the crossdressing aspect at all - and yes I would have started the same thread and indeed I believe AH would have loved it and encouraged me to read through it all and reply to the wife etc etc.

Frankly I think that the cross dressing topic is enclined to be one that people will be more sensitive of / eager to defend a persons rights and this is clear here. I apologised to Links234 earlier in the thread for being insensitive - the reason I was flippant with the remark about a lesbian trapped in a mans body was I found it humorous / ironic. I didn't see it as an issue or something to be hung up about and hadn't thought about people in that position.

And as I mentioned in the OP sarah isn't the name that was used so stop upsetting SarahBeep!

TPD · 16-08-2011 10:36AM

brummytom wrote: »

Sarah's a bit of a boring name, couldn't he call himself something a bit better?

Says 'Tom'!
:P

borderlinemeath · 16-08-2011 11:48AM

Similar story, a few years ago my OH was working in his dads garage, he traded in a car from a local man that he knew as being married with children and very upstanding in the community.

On valeting the car there was a camera left in it, on the camera there was photos of him and a younger man in ahem - "compromising positions".

OH didn't do anything about it. We still have the camera at home, hidden away in a drawer, never used and still has the incriminating photos on it.

irishejit · 16-08-2011 12:10PM

borderlinemeath wrote: »

Similar story, a few years ago my OH was working in his dads garage, he traded in a car from a local man that he knew as being married with children and very upstanding in the community.

On valeting the car there was a camera left in it, on the camera there was photos of him and a younger man in ahem - "compromising positions".

OH didn't do anything about it. We still have the camera at home, hidden away in a drawer, never used and still has the incriminating photos on it.

Can't resist....Pics or GTFO

Why you should log off your emails on public pcs - I know something you wish I didn't

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