You've just arrived at your hotel after a long day of travel.The room looks good, the bed looks comfortable and there's a big TV on the wall with Netflix and your other favorite streaming apps ready to go.
So, you grab the remote, sign in and settle in for the evening.Seems harmless, right?Here's the part that's easy to forget.
That TV was used by plenty of guests before you, and more will use it after you leave.If you sign into a streaming service and forget to log out, your account could still be accessible after you've checked out and headed home.
Before you reach for the remote, here's what to know about hotel TV privacy and the safer ways to stream while you're traveling.Missed CyberGuy LIVE? Watch the replay and discover 5 ways AI can help you get better health care.Our free CyberGuy LIVE class Get Better Healthcare with AI has ended, but you can still watch the full replay.Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson walks you through five practical ways AI can help you prepare for appointments, remember important details, understand complicated medical information, research prescription questions and organize your next steps.
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It's a shared device that you don't control.When you sign into a streaming service, the app may create and store a session on that television so you don't have to log in every time you turn it on.
That doesn't necessarily mean your password is sitting on the TV in plain text.But if the session stays active after you leave, the next person in the room m...