>>One caveat - use your own (or at least a trusted) computer on public networks. Renting time on a computer in a so-called Internet Cafe is a serious security risk. Those machines may have keyloggers installed, so that even if you access sites via HTTPS, the local keylogger is logging the keys you use to type in your account numbers and passwords.
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>True as usual, login credentials used on foreign machines are always at risk of local installs. But as logging my trusted machine usually involves at least loading a (sometimes local) web site and pressing some kind of ok (usually with some local pwd) all the risks of drive-by can happen to my trusted machine, even if I will NOT install anything to access their net.
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>If *only* pure surfing is intended (without checking mails/login to facebook or similar junk), internet cafe/provided machine is safer, as trusted own machine is not connected to any risk ;-)

Just remember to put electrical tape over the webcam and mic ;)