lelapin Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 I have Teamviewer on my laptop. Am I correct in thinking that no one can access it unless I give them my ID and password? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 YES. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdsa Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Teamviewer employees, past and present, could access it. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, fdsa said: Teamviewer employees, past and present, could access it. Seeing that Manchester United are sponsored by Teamviewer, could fans of that team also access a subscriber's details? 555 And can employees, past & present of say Microsoft, access all my hotmail & outlook emails? Nice to see that you are living up to your signature! 555 Edited May 13, 2023 by KannikaP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelapin Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, fdsa said: Teamviewer employees, past and present, could access it. How and if so why would anyone use it if there is no security. Edited May 13, 2023 by lelapin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdsa Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 4 hours ago, KannikaP said: And can employees, past & present of say Microsoft, access all my hotmail & outlook emails? not sure if trolling or just stupid. 4 hours ago, lelapin said: How and if so why would anyone use it if there is no security. If you want to use their software you have to trust them, if you do not trust them then do not use their software. By running Teamviewer or analogs such as Anydesk you are basically allowing full access to your computer and all data to the unknown third parties. What could ever go wrong? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, fdsa said: not sure if trolling or just stupid. If you want to use their software you have to trust them, if you do not trust them then do not use their software. By running Teamviewer or analogs such as Anydesk you are basically allowing full access to your computer and all data to the unknown third parties. What could ever go wrong? Sorry, it was my sarcasm coming out in reply to YOUR stupid remark about Teamviewer employees being able to access a customer's details. Access is only allowed to the user's contact to whom he gives a number and password. Correct me if I am wrong. Anydesk is the favourite for Indian Scammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgw Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, KannikaP said: Sorry, it was my sarcasm coming out in reply to YOUR stupid remark about Teamviewer employees being able to access a customer's details. Access is only allowed to the user's contact to whom he gives a number and password. Correct me if I am wrong. Anydesk is the favourite for Indian Scammers. fdsa's remark was not stupid. teamviewer has access to the computer via the software, and no, they don't need the number and password to access it. other people need the number and password to be allowed to use teamviewer's access to the computer. and yes, some people at microsoft have access to your hotmail, outlook and whatever accounts and to all the data that is kept online with their company. same thing for google. Edited May 13, 2023 by tgw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 When TeamViewer is installed there is the option that it always runs in the background or is only used on demand. If someone doesn't need it all the time then I would only install it for usage on demand. If you want to use it, open it. Otherwise it's not active and no risk. For Windows PCs I use the integrated Quick Assist. It works fine, is easy to use, and is part of Windows. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, tgw said: fdsa's remark was not stupid. teamviewer has access to the computer via the software, and no, they don't need the number and password to access it. other people need the number and password to be allowed to use teamviewer's access to the computer. OK, I shall stop using Teamviewer immediately and use Integrated Quick Assist as suggested above.. Edited May 13, 2023 by KannikaP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgw Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Just now, OneMoreFarang said: When TeamViewer is installed there is the option that it always runs in the background or is only used on demand. If someone doesn't need it all the time then I would only install it for usage on demand. If you want to use it, open it. Otherwise it's not active and no risk. For Windows PCs I use the integrated Quick Assist. It works fine, is easy to use, and is part of Windows. that is correct as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, KannikaP said: OK, I shall stop using Teamviewer immediately and use Integrated Quick Assist as suggested above.. Quick Assistant works great, is integrated in Windows, and it's free. Personally I prefer it. Previously I used TeamViewer for years without problem - except the limitations if you don't buy a license. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 17 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said: Quick Assistant works great, is integrated in Windows, and it's free. Personally I prefer it. Previously I used TeamViewer for years without problem - except the limitations if you don't buy a license. Many thanks for this. Just installed it and connected with my son in Dubai. Works perfectly. Bye bye Teamviewer, not JUST because they sponsor the wrong Mcr team! 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelapin Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: When TeamViewer is installed there is the option that it always runs in the background or is only used on demand. If someone doesn't need it all the time then I would only install it for usage on demand. If you want to use it, open it. Otherwise it's not active and no risk. For Windows PCs I use the integrated Quick Assist. It works fine, is easy to use, and is part of Windows. If I leave it set like this does it mean that a scammer couldn't access it until I activate it. If I switch to Quick Assist am I able to access a laptop using a different version of Windows to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 20 minutes ago, lelapin said: If I leave it set like this does it mean that a scammer couldn't access it until I activate it. If I switch to Quick Assist am I able to access a laptop using a different version of Windows to me? yes yes, I know Quick Assist works within Windows 10 and 11. I never tried it with any other version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunHeineken Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 I used to use Teamviewer, but now I use AnyDesk. https://anydesk.com/en-au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelapin Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 20 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: yes yes, I know Quick Assist works within Windows 10 and 11. I never tried it with any other version. Seems to be working OK for me. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 I use Chrome browser and run google remote desk, for my needs it works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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