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joey castillo

I feel like every web site with a “Keep Me Logged In” checkbox should have a FAQ entry titled “Why Doesn't The ‘Keep Me Logged In’ Checkbox Keep Me Logged In,” and the answer should be “Because we hate you.”

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Kelvin n0mql EN35ld

@joeycastillo

The [x]Remember Me checkbox, upon being clicked, should pop up a window that says

"nu website, who dis?"

Simon Walters

@joeycastillo I think on 90% of sites - there is no code behind those checkboxes :)

Lukas Weidinger

@joeycastillo
I love when that happens. That tells me that cookies have been deleted 🍪🚮

Jake in the desert

@joeycastillo yeah, they still can't figure that one out, huh. hahaha

MostlyTato

@joeycastillo
On a particular website, if I don't check it, it randomly logs me out. Why would anyone want that? If I do check it, it randomly logs me out a lot less.

Oliver Kamer

@joeycastillo The answer is that logged in is not a binary state.

Oliver Kamer

@joeycastillo We use a model where logged-in news is a sliding scale from 0 to 1 and depending what you are trying to do (and the potential damage it could cause) you need a different threshold. Ordering something to an existing address using a known credit card will be a lower threshold than ordering something using a net 30 invoice to a new address. As such we use different factors such as last time you logged in, IP address, UA agents and such to determine logged-in-ness.

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