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Technically that's possible but there would be too many false-positives. People would be signed out every time they took their laptop home from a coffeeshop or
by tobyjsullivan 5y ago
Technically that's possible but there would be too many false-positives. People would be signed out every time they took their laptop home from a coffeeshop or connected over a mobile hotspot.
- wolpoli 5y agoYes. Facebook has implemented features to try to keep their users signed in, even if the user indicates that they want to sign out. Therefore, Facebook wouldn't want to sign people out if they go to a coffee shop.
- laumars 5y agoThey could use your local MAC or maybe detect the local radius of your IP (eg if you suddenly appear from a different continent then send a confirmation email). Sure, people using Tor might get burnt but those use cases are likely less common than those who are getting their session cookies hacked.