For example, I never log out of Amazon unless I have to I log in with the вЂњkeep me logged inвЂќ option checked, and when IвЂ™m done with them for the day, I donвЂ™t log out, but merely close the browser. Normally, and just like Leo, I stay logged in. Yes, you do have to log back into your computer, but the advantage is that your web session with whatever site youвЂ™re on remains active and is not interrupted you can pick up right where you left off instead of having to begin a whole new session. вЂњAt least sign out when you know youвЂ™ll be stepping away for a while.вЂќДЄn alternative to this might be to simply lock the screen (CTRL-ALT-DEL, then click вЂњlockвЂќ). ItвЂ™s the latter scenario at my house: no one else is going to cause problems. On the other hand, if you know no one would try to do something inappropriate, thereвЂ™s really no need. At least sign out when you know youвЂ™ll be stepping away for a while.

If the answer is yes, itвЂ™s a good idea to sign out when youвЂ™re done. Someone elseД¬ould someone else walk up to your computer and start using it? More pragmatically, of all the people in your home that might be able to, would they? Would they cause trouble by poking around in your signed-in accounts? I can make some assumptions about my machines, however, that allow me to feel safe doing so. IвЂ™m probably signed in to my Gmail accounts for days at a time and across multiple machines here at home. IвЂ™m signed in to email - and all my other accounts, for that matter - all day long. If youвЂ™re not certain or know that others pose a risk, then absolutely sign out when you walk away. As long as someone else wonвЂ™t access your machine while youвЂ™re not around, or those who can are trustworthy, then staying signed in is generally safe.

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