In any case, they were
written on public computers by scientists working at public institutions; hence the writers had no legal claim to them.
But keep in mind, a more sophisticated hacker may have installed a keylogger to capture passwords and other personal information
entered on a public computer.
Among other barriers, broadband internet is still not available in some areas, not everyone enjoys computer literacy, non-English (or French) speakers may not be able to navigate information or processes, those with a low income, living in poverty, may not own a computer and must
rely on public computer terminals available in libraries, thereby raising privacy concerns or the ability to return as needed to the service.
Since the state of the entire blockchain is public, making one slip - up and publicly exposing ownership of an address (looking at your
balance on a public computer, signing a forum post with a bitcoin address, buying from a bitcoin - enabled online shop...) is enough to permanently bind a person's real identity to the blockchain and their actions on it (see transaction graph below).
Logging on to your financial
account on public computers, using common areas for private banking info, and the mass use of all social media accounts helps predators find your personal information and can lead to identity theft.
On public computers, clear your browsing history after you are done to get rid of all cookies and auto - fill mechanisms that might have stored your sensitive information.
To protect your SPG account, sign out when you are finished using SPG Flights and be careful when accessing your account
on public computers.