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Re:Facebook detects if you are logged in Gmail by mekoka on Saturday November 05, 2011 @09:29PM (#3201503)
There's a comprehensive choice of browsers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers). I picked one that I knew I wouldn't need and dedicated it to my facebook usage.
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Re:Facebook detects if you are logged in Gmail by piggity on Sunday November 06, 2011 @01:52AM (#3201979)
Google Chrome's "users" should let you segment all your cookies and browsing neatly.

I use it to separate my various different Google identities and logins (so I can stay logged in with distinct accounts).

(Google's multiple sign-in is rarely effective or convenient)

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Re:Facebook detects if you are logged in Gmail by tome on Sunday November 06, 2011 @03:55AM (#3202201)
I have a dedicated Firefox profile for Facebook. This keeps all cookies separate. I haven't done a deep check as to whether this avoids all the Facebook problems, but it's a start.
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Re:Facebook detects if you are logged in Gmail by arantius on Monday November 07, 2011 @12:09PM (#3207096)
> This keeps all cookies separate

Not flash "cookies". You only have one flash plugin that runs in every browser, and has one "cookie" store.

(Not that I know if/whether FB abuses this, I don't even have an FB account. Just sayin'.)

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Re:Facebook detects if you are logged in Gmail by tome on Sunday November 13, 2011 @09:39AM (#3230808)
Thanks that's useful to know.
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Re:Facebook detects if you are logged in Gmail by pagekalisedown on Saturday November 05, 2011 @10:59PM (#3201689)
That's a great idea. I think I'll do the same for my online banking.
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Re:Facebook detects if you are logged in Gmail by alttag on Sunday November 06, 2011 @01:24PM (#3203369)
You make an interesting point--why is it the technically savvy are partitioning their FB usage, but not necessarily partitioning their secure accounts in the same way?
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