Argh - leaking my own information

[empowered]

I was conferencing with someone online and they wanted to view and record my desktop. Since I had to access the conferencing invitation through e-mail, my e-mail client was open. Two times I inadvertently shared my open e-mail box with them, and it includes numerous e-mail from this forum.

I closed it instantaneously, but even if they weren't watching at that moment, they were recording it.

I couldn't bring myself to say anything about it. Not to ask the view to be deleted from the recording or anything. I figured there was really nothing to do about it. It's not like I can take it back and I didn't want to draw more attention to it.

But I'm really upset that I did that. I could have just forwarded the invitation to another e-mail address that I don't use for much stuff, and I didn't. I could have just closed the client before I shared my desktop but I left it open just in case the connection was lost and I needed to start the session again.

I'm also not too happy with how Google seems to be sending me advertisements for bankruptcy when I'm in the gmail user interface. I think I would prefer less unification and more of a sense that my privacy is not constantly being invaded, even by non-human programming code.

[ccsjoe]

I feel right with you on that one. I stepped away from my computer at work for a minute and forgot to lock it....left this forum's screen up. Yes, someone saw it, and yes I made a half assed explanation that I hope they bought....word hasn't gotten out yet so it seems I'm ok, this is a little too personal to share at work.

On the ads, yes absolutely, I'm getting swamped with BK and BK alternative ads.

[empowered]

As unhappy I feel about what I did, I cringed even more when I read your post ccsjoe. I'm so sorry.

Maybe I should just make a t-shirt that says:

GO BANKRUPT. ASK ME HOW.

Naturally, I'll wear it everywhere.

[Okieblue]

It's not porn, but it does seem shameful in a way, I had to hide the page from one of my kids.

[sidhesadie]

I told my son "bk forum" stood for 'bank forum' and I was just checking on banking stuff.

[spidge]

I bet you get a few folks asking for advice on the subject.