Monitoring one's activities/frequent websites, phishing for their personal info

[ThePhatSista]

Administrators, I admit I have become paranoid recently because one of my computers has been kicking me off online and shutting down and restarting without me doing so. If you're an honest admin and computer IT specialist/engineer and professional, can some of you actually see what we do online? I know that there are psychos and freaks out there who will tamper with your computer, break your firewall, hack your accounts and uncover your passwords to steal or obtain banking information and other private documents. I let my younger brothers use my computer too and they can save whatever they want and create their own folders, but I don't care to see what they have on in there. I am paranoid, and yes last week, I took my computer to have it checked out and to see if they can uncover and trace whoever or whatever that may be looking into my computer!

[ThePhatSista]

Thanks. But why would anybody take the time to do that though 8v10? Not unless he/she is sickly jealous, wants to see that person shamed or obsessed with that person they want to cyber stalk and snoop through their accounts?

THAT IT IS ILLEGAL AND IF THAT PERSON FEELS ALIENATED/VIOLATED AND WISH TO SEEK PROSECUTION, THEY CAN HIRE A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR TO TRACK DOWN THE PERSON(S) THREATENING THEM ONLINE AND GOING THROUGH THEIR PERSONAL RECORDS AND INFO.

And if one works in IT or Human Resources, Financial Services, shouldn't a big part to their job is upholding to confidentialit y ethics and safeguarding their company's/clients personal info too? Just because one has the knowledge or sources to get someone's information, DOESN'T GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TO ABUSE THEIR POWER/POSITION EITHER!

Sorry, I did ramble again, but I have just been having an unsettling feeling over my computer getting that virus over a week ago.

I hate shady men who work in IT too, and yes I personally knew of a psycho from another state who can do all these things with his computer, spy on other people's computers and their online activities, pretend to be other guys just to connect with past gfs, or get his buddies and stupid young girlfriends to do the dirty work for him because he's a fricken coward who wants to feed his own sick ego!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tubyaj]

Remember....th ese things are designed by humans so you might think you are the smartest but the next person sitting next to you may actually be smarter.  Just use some common sense when using the computer.