[PLUG-TALK] Web sites not recognizing logged in device
wes
plug at the-wes.com
Sun Aug 7 22:12:15 UTC 2022
it's based on cookies. so if the cookie set in your browser is deleted or
expires, ebay (etc) will believe the device is new. or if you switch
browsers, the same will happen.
-wes
On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 6:13 AM Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>
wrote:
> A few web sites, including eBay just now, will send an email warning me
> that
> someone with my name and password has logged in on a new device. The
> 'device' is the same one I've used since October 2019 so I'm curious what
> might prompt these reports.
>
> Has anyone ideas why this happens?
>
> Rich
>
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