Why do they even put the option there if it doesn’t do anything?
It’s dependant on cookies. If whatever you checked that on deletes its cookies it can’t remember the “device”. The wording is all wrong but I guess they have to do that because plebs don’t know that this is running in a browser.
So it’s not just me. Various things in my life so this. I thought i was going nuts.
I’m pretty sure they only remember the last device you use, so if you login with a phone and then on a desktop, you’ll have to enter a code on the phone next time you log in.
that means that you have strong tracking and fingerprinting protections. That’s a feat, not an issue.
YSK that most of these have an expiration date (and should have an expiration date). Checking the box says trust this device that I’m currently using, for a while, thus:
- if you use another device to log in (e.g. switch from mobile to desktop browser), you will need to do it again, because security is tied to your ownership of the device, and
- if you continue to use the same device for more than–usually–a month, you’ll be asked again because there’s a possibility your device got stolen or compromised in the meantime.
In short, most of the time you’ll have to do this once a month, or more if you’re using more than one device, and that’s nominally to protect you.
However, yes, a significant portion of these are just implemented by dummies, and don’t work.
The particularly annoying ones for me are the ones on bill pay sites. If they work for a month, that doesn’t help me. I only pay my bills once a month.
To tick you off? 🤷
