It's dependant on cookies. If whatever you checked that on deletes its cookies it can't remember the "device". The wording is all wrong but I guess they have to do that because plebs don't know that this is running in a browser.
And yet, even with no auto-deleting-cookies options, we all routinely see this issue.
that means that you have strong tracking and fingerprinting protections. That's a feat, not an issue.
So it's not just me. Various things in my life so this. I thought i was going nuts.
I'm pretty sure they only remember the last device you use, so if you login with a phone and then on a desktop, you'll have to enter a code on the phone next time you log in.
That sounds plausible. Ill try to pay attention next time to see if that was it.
YSK that most of these have an expiration date (and should have an expiration date). Checking the box says trust this device that I'm currently using, for a while, thus:
- if you use another device to log in (e.g. switch from mobile to desktop browser), you will need to do it again, because security is tied to your ownership of the device, and
- if you continue to use the same device for more than--usually--a month, you'll be asked again because there's a possibility your device got stolen or compromised in the meantime.
In short, most of the time you'll have to do this once a month, or more if you're using more than one device, and that's nominally to protect you.
However, yes, a significant portion of these are just implemented by dummies, and don't work.
The particularly annoying ones for me are the ones on bill pay sites. If they work for a month, that doesn't help me. I only pay my bills once a month.
All of the above makes sense. "Implemented by dummies" really sums it up nicely. My work laptop loogs me out 2-3 times a day and that checkbox seems to have no effect at all.
I think this is like that “close door” button in the elevator and the pedestrian “press for crosswalk” button. It doesn’t do shit.
Depending on the intersection crosswalk buttons do actually do something. Some lights use pressure plates to tell when cars are waiting for them and wont change unless they are, so those ones need the button to tell when a pedestrian is waiting at the intersection.
To tick you off? 🤷
In Russia, check box tick you off
One of my work systems is like this. What’s even better is that not only does it log you out randomly, it also doesn’t reload the screen so you don’t know you’re logged out until you try to use it.
Every single month with my mortgage provider. Drives me nuts to be so mildly inconvenienced
