I have a chromebook and I have multiple google accounts that I use on it. Almost all of these are throwaway accounts that I created to web browse. The big thing here is I download movies and pictures and these are adult videos and visit those streaming sites. The reason I do that on the chromebook is because I don't want to use my main windows laptop doing those things.
The thing is now I have to open some sensitive information documents from someone. Say it's like tax information or financial documents. When I do this, I normally use an old windows 11 laptop that I rarely use. I don't have that with me at the moment. If not that, I would use my chromebook to do it. The thing is if I use my chromebook to do it, I would first powerwash my chromebook first. Then when I open those sensitive files and am finished, I would powerwash my chromebook again. Then after that, I would go on my chromebook and re add most of my google accounts. The issue is doing this is very time consuming and many of the time I can't even get back some of the accounts. The thing is I have to worry about if the person who sends me documents, if they might have malware that is unaware from their point of view, so any files I open could have malware. Is that a big concern?
Now because my chromebook has adult videos and pictures downloaded from sites in many of the google accounts, is it safe for me to visit a site and open financial documents on the chromebook or not?
Now what if
1. I create a new google account just for this? So only on that google account when I sign in, I open those financial documents.
2. Go on incognito mode.
3. Or should I just powerwash my chromebook and have it new before I do this? When I open the documents, it would take me 1 or 2 days to basically look through everything. Then once I'm done, powerwash chromebook. Then go back to what I always do on the chromebook. I did this once or twice previously but wanted to know... is this necessary?
I recall I read chromebook is linux based so that means it's protected sort of like a virtual machine? Like if you have a virtual machine, what you do on one thing isn't going to affect the windows part of the same computer? I don't feel comfortable opening tax information document on the chromebook now but is it safe?
The thing is now I have to open some sensitive information documents from someone. Say it's like tax information or financial documents. When I do this, I normally use an old windows 11 laptop that I rarely use. I don't have that with me at the moment. If not that, I would use my chromebook to do it. The thing is if I use my chromebook to do it, I would first powerwash my chromebook first. Then when I open those sensitive files and am finished, I would powerwash my chromebook again. Then after that, I would go on my chromebook and re add most of my google accounts. The issue is doing this is very time consuming and many of the time I can't even get back some of the accounts. The thing is I have to worry about if the person who sends me documents, if they might have malware that is unaware from their point of view, so any files I open could have malware. Is that a big concern?
Now because my chromebook has adult videos and pictures downloaded from sites in many of the google accounts, is it safe for me to visit a site and open financial documents on the chromebook or not?
Now what if
1. I create a new google account just for this? So only on that google account when I sign in, I open those financial documents.
2. Go on incognito mode.
3. Or should I just powerwash my chromebook and have it new before I do this? When I open the documents, it would take me 1 or 2 days to basically look through everything. Then once I'm done, powerwash chromebook. Then go back to what I always do on the chromebook. I did this once or twice previously but wanted to know... is this necessary?
I recall I read chromebook is linux based so that means it's protected sort of like a virtual machine? Like if you have a virtual machine, what you do on one thing isn't going to affect the windows part of the same computer? I don't feel comfortable opening tax information document on the chromebook now but is it safe?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro