Has the time come to kill the Remember Me checkbox? (2009)
1–10 of 38 posts
Re: Has the time come to kill the Remember Me checkbox? (2009)
#2I don't think so. Not in every case, anyway. The number of times I've been in an Internet cafe or hotel using a shared PC, in a rush because my taxi is waiting outside and I need to book a hotel in the next city...
It's one less thing to worry about. Sure, they could have a keylogger, or a dodgy version of their web browser - but it's one less thing to worry about when you're already in a rush.
Re: Has the time come to kill the Remember Me checkbox? (2009)
#3Public computers? Libraries?
Re: Has the time come to kill the Remember Me checkbox? (2009)
#4No, because some users share computers, or use school, library, store, etc. computers. Just check it by default. Problem solved.
Re: Has the time come to kill the Remember Me checkbox? (2009)
#5No, because some users share computers, or use school, library, store, etc. computers. Just check it by default. Problem solved.
but isn't what's being asked? If the box is checked by default, then public computers will have a whole list of email address and logins to steal
Re: Has the time come to kill the Remember Me checkbox? (2009)
#6Public computers? Libraries?
Logout button?
Re: Has the time come to kill the Remember Me checkbox? (2009)
#7Public computers? Libraries?
Logout button?
I'm forgetful.
If I forget to log out, my account is open to everyone. If I forget to click "remember me", I have to sign in twice. Making systems that fail safely in case of human error is a good thing.
Although one of my favorite ideas was a system I saw at a hardware store. You could use their terminals to look up products. The terminals had a pressure pad in front of them, and as soon as you stepped off the pad, it ended the session, cleared the cookies, and logged you out.
Re: Has the time come to kill the Remember Me checkbox? (2009)
#8I've always found the browser's password remembering feature annoying. I disable it immediately after installing it.
Re: Has the time come to kill the Remember Me checkbox? (2009)
#9The problem is if "Remember Me" button is checked in then once you sign-in your information is already saved and you have to go through settings to remove it.
I don't even "Remember Me" on my own system. LastPass takes care of it. First thing I do after installing a browser is to uncheck remember password.
It is an atrocious setting from nineties.
Re: Has the time come to kill the Remember Me checkbox? (2009)
#10Public computers? Libraries?
They should configure their browsers to forget cookies within 30 minutes of non-use. Chrome can do this with the Vanilla browser extension, and I use it myself, with whitelisting for a few sites, to ensure most unwanted, long-living cookies get wiped clean regularly.