If you forgot log out from paypal, you lost your purse!

[BaoBao]

Hi, Friends:

  Just try this with your paypal account. If you forgot to log out from your paypal account after finishing using it and just close the window without log off from the computer you were using. Then, next person using the same computer can simply enter your paypal account and do whatever they want!

  I hope this only happened to my computer, let me know if somebody else found the same issue.

Thanks,

BaoBao

[sandypurins]

PayPal has an automatic logoff after a short time (10 or 15 minutes) of no activity.

[PayPal_Olivia]

Welcome to the forums, BaoBao,

Very good point! If you're using a shared computer, it's vital that you log off of any site that uses a login/password. Passwords for websites you browse are stored in cookies so they can be retained as you move from page to page within that site. PayPal's website does have a timeout after a few minutes of inactivity as sandypurins said, but some other sites may not, or their timeout may be much longer. Protect yourself by logging out of any site you log into on a shared computer.

Olivia