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Offline JayBee

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« on: November 07, 2006 - 05:28:35 PM »
I've got a question, but here's some history first. I was showing this site to a friend and logged in on his computer with my username and password. Well, a few weeks later he went here and automatically got access as me. He thinks that his computer somehow memorized my account information. Is this possible and is this a big deal?
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Offline 4Cruizn

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Re: Question
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2006 - 05:34:55 PM »
When you logged in on your buddies PC, the drop down menu box next to the log-in was set on default which is "FOREVER".  So everytime he would go to cc.com, the PC would remember the login information and he would have access as you.  Big deal . . . I think so.  I would ask him to log you out on his computer and log in with his own username.  It will erase/reset if he cleans his internet cookies too.  Hope this helps. 

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Offline Challenger6pak

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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2006 - 07:25:42 PM »
You can see you should never use your password for anything on someone elses computer.  Even if they wouldn't do you harm they could have a spybot that would or another friend (that also uses their computer) that would.  We have been forced into an untrusting world.
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