Poll: Are other people allowed to use your (main) work computer when you are not on it?
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Piotr Hasny
 
neilmac
neilmac
Tây Ban Nha
Local time: 18:55
Spanish to English
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No Nov 25, 2022

However, I have a backup PC which people are welcome to use.

Christel Zipfel
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Bồ Đào Nha
Local time: 17:55
Thành viên kể từ 2007
English to Portuguese
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Yes and no Nov 25, 2022

Allowed is not the word I’d use as they are all grownups and they have their own phones and Ipads. I live alone, they might use it very, very occasionally when on visit, but that’s all. I’m the main and only regular user.

Philip Lees
Josephine Cassar
Linda Miranda
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
 
John Silva
John Silva
Braxin
Local time: 14:55
English to Portuguese
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No Nov 25, 2022

My computer is only for my work.

Yetta Jensen Bogarde
 
Alex Lichanow
Alex Lichanow
Đức
Local time: 18:55
English to German
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No Nov 25, 2022

Then again, the only other person permanently living in our house is my wife, who has her own computer, so she has no need to use mine. Guess I would let her use my PC if she ever actually wants to play any of the games in my Steam library.

 
Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise
Bỉ
Local time: 18:55
Thành viên kể từ 2020
French to Dutch
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No. Nov 25, 2022

That computer is so important that I want to be the only one to blame when anything goes completely wrong with it.

Anette Hilgendag
Jennifer Levey
Aline Amorim
Paul van Zijll
Christel Zipfel
neilmac
Philip Lees
 
Edith van der Have
Edith van der Have
Hà Lan
Local time: 18:55
Thành viên kể từ 2016
English to Dutch
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No Nov 25, 2022

My children are allowed to use my spare computer, though; with their own logins.

[Edited at 2022-11-25 10:04 GMT]


 
Tom in London
Tom in London
Vương Quốc Anh
Local time: 17:55
Thành viên kể từ 2008
Italian to English
This machine kills Nov 26, 2022

My computer is surrounded by an invisible force field that will instantly kill any unauthorised person who comes within its range (approx, 1.5m).

Kuochoe Nikoi-Kotei
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
Angie Garbarino
 
John Magambo
John Magambo
Tanzania
Local time: 20:55
Swahili
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NO Nov 27, 2022

That's why it is called personal computer, for any misunderstanding, or any problem concerning my computer, I will be the one answerable. Whence none is allowed to use it except me.

Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
 
Jean Dimitriadis
Jean Dimitriadis  Identity Verified
English to French
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No Nov 27, 2022

Nobody is explicitly alowed, and if they did try to use it in my absence, they would have to know the full disk encryption passcode, without which you can't go past the bootloader.

This is a standard feature in Linux computers, very easy to set up.

A guest user could be added if need be.


Tom in London
matt robinson
Camilla Aldini
 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
Pháp
Local time: 18:55
French to English
. Nov 27, 2022

My session is fully password-protected, and there's a guest session for others to use. When I worked on the kitchen island, people would often ask to use it if I hadn't put it away. Now that I have a desk in the far corner, they no longer ask. My partner might just use it, but he's usually content with his phone and tablet.
It goes without saying that anyone who breaks it has to replace it, and pay for lost revenue and general hassle. Nobody ever has, so I'm willing to trust them.


 
Kevin Fulton
Kevin Fulton  Identity Verified
Hoa Kỳ
Local time: 12:55
German to English
No Nov 27, 2022

I live alone, and my guests – even the few who are computer-literate – visit to see me, not access my computer which is in a separate room in my condo.

Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
 
Linda Miranda
Linda Miranda  Identity Verified
Bồ Đào Nha
French to Portuguese
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Exactly the same here! Nov 28, 2022

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida wrote:

Allowed is not the word I’d use as they are all grownups and they have their own phones and Ipads. I live alone, they might use it very, very occasionally when on visit, but that’s all. I’m the main and only regular user.


 
Camilla Aldini
Camilla Aldini
Tây Ban Nha
Local time: 17:55
Spanish to Italian
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No Nov 28, 2022

Muy pc is only mine. I live with my partner, and he has his own, so no need to use mine.

Aline Brito
 
William Hepner
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Hoa Kỳ
Local time: 12:55
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Spanish to English
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No Nov 29, 2022

Like many others here, I have my own personal computer that I don't share with anyone else. In my case, sharing is neither needed nor desired, but there are obviously circumstances in which that could change.

 


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