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They only show the picture after you have logged in successfully from the device. If it is a new device (or attacker), the picture is blank and the site says so
by aaronharnly 5y ago
They only show the picture after you have logged in successfully from the device. If it is a new device (or attacker), the picture is blank and the site says something like “first time using this device?” So it helps against phishing or a MITM that doesn’t intercept the real site cookies.