Persistent public machine setting
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1. A method comprising:
- under control of one or more computing systems configured with executable instructions,storing customized user information associated with web service accounts that is accessible to a client device;
generating, based on the customized user information, a user interface having a plurality of portions that correspond to individual ones of the web service accounts;
designating the client device as a public machine via the user interface prior to user authentication; and
in response to the designating the client device;
removing access to the customized user information associated with the individual ones,clearing the customized user information associated with the individual ones that has been stored on the client device,preventing the client device from storing additional customized user information, andstoring a public machine designation in a browser readable object associated with the client device.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for protecting user information on a client device that may have a plurality of users. A user interface with a public machine designation portion is presented to a user prior to the start of the authentication process. The public machine designation removes web service account descriptions and any user specific information stored on the client device. Also, the client device is prevented from storing any new user specific information that is provided to the client device. The public machine designation is a persistent feature that may only be disabled by an affirmative action from the user.
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1. A method comprising:
under control of one or more computing systems configured with executable instructions, storing customized user information associated with web service accounts that is accessible to a client device; generating, based on the customized user information, a user interface having a plurality of portions that correspond to individual ones of the web service accounts; designating the client device as a public machine via the user interface prior to user authentication; and in response to the designating the client device; removing access to the customized user information associated with the individual ones, clearing the customized user information associated with the individual ones that has been stored on the client device, preventing the client device from storing additional customized user information, and storing a public machine designation in a browser readable object associated with the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer memory comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed, direct a client device to:
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storing customized user information accessible to a client device to outputting a user interface having a portion that correspond to a web service account, the customized user information including user credential data associated with the web service account; designating the client device as a public machine via the portion prior to user authentication; and in response to the designating the client device; removing the customized user information stored on the client device, preventing the client device from storing additional customized user information, and storing a public machine designation to enable the client device to prevent storing the additional customized user information until the public machine designation is deselected. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for designating computing devices as public machines, the method comprising:
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storing user information accessible to a client device to generate a user interface having a plurality of portions corresponding to individual ones of web service accounts, the user information being customized based on the individual ones of web service accounts; designating the client device as a public machine prior to user authentication; and in response to the designating the client device; preventing access to the user information, removing the user information that has been stored on the client device, preventing the client device from storing additional user information, and storing a public machine designation to prevent storing user information until the public machine designation is deselected. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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