Seeing networked computers on other network

I don't know if this is a problem or not, but I have recently noticed that I can see my wife's Macbook as a shared computer in Finder when I am out of town, at a hotel, for example. I have changed the security settings on her computer so that only her login or my login will allow access to anything.
Is this normal to be able to see her Macbook from anywhere? Is there something that has been set up to allow me to see it? Can anyone else see it?
Thanks for any input.

No replies out there?
I can see my wife's Mac under 'shared' in finder while I am in a hotel and she is at home on the home network. The home network is protected. How is it possible to see her computer from another unrelated network? Is there any danger in this? Can anyone else see her computer? I have her security settings and sharing set up properly.

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