Question from Gary:  If a website offers a “Keep me signed in” or “Remember me” option I always select it so I won’t have to sign in every time I visit that site.

But there are a couple of sites that I visit every day that occasionally require me to sign in even if I’ve previously checked the “Keep me signed in” or Remember me” option.

I don’t have to sign in to those sites every time, just occasionally. But it’s usually at least once or twice a week.

For some reason that really irritates me. Why do they even offer the option to stay signed in if they aren’t going to honor it?

But that’s just a rhetorical question. My real question is why is this happening and how can I fix it?

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]