"Paranoia, or Are Public Internet Computers Dangerous?" © Doug Partridge - All Rights Reserved I admit it. I'm a bit paranoid, especially when it comes to "public" facilities. For example, an unfamiliar public restroom has my mind racing with thoughts of cleanliness ... and hoping someone enters as I'm exiting (so I don't actually have to touch anything). The story I have to tell began two years ago while on vacation in Mexico. Rather than enjoy my surroundings, foolishly I felt the need to.