Suddenlink keeps my browsing cache in its server?

Suddenlink keeps my browsing cache in its server?
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anon @ 22nd Sep 03:23PM:
Suddenlink keeps my browsing cache in its server?

Does Suddenlink keep my browsing cache in its server?

I deleted my browsing history/cookies in my IE and Firefox browser.
When I went back to sites like Gmail,Ebay, Amazon, BestBuy, and
even CNN, they still show that I'm logged in. At first, I thought
maybe the cookies were kept somewhere else on my PC and my browers
didn't really delete them.

Imagine my surprise when I brought home my newly purchased laptop
computer. I opened it up and started using it. The laptop is plugged
into the ethernet outputof my modem. Remember, this was a new laptop
that I just bought last night at BestBuy. New in the box.

I had not entered any personal information on it. When I opened up
a IE browser window, I typed mail.goolge.com. I didn't even enter my
user name and it already started loading my inbox page. I almost
freaked out because there it was, my inbox wil all of my emails...

Next, I tried Amazon.com. When the paged opened up, it already
showed my name on the top corner. I clicked on my account, it
already had my suddenlink email address in the box, but the password
field was blank.

Tried a few other websites that I frequently use, they all did the
same thing... most just shows my user name, but left out passpords....

What is going on here? How on earth do all those websites know who
was logging in? I mean, this was a brand new laptop and like I said,
I hadn't entered any personal info yet....

The only explanation that I could come up with was that all of
my browsing cache/history/cookies had been secretly kept on suddenlink's
server. but how is this even possible?

I got no help from tech support...

can someone help me figure out what's going on?
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Eutopiate @ 22nd Sep 06:15PM:
Re: Suddenlink keeps my browsing cache in its server?

I'm certainly no expert, but I think what you're talking about is IP logging by those websites. You could try clearing the tracking cookies and using a program like Ccleaner for good measure, then shut down the computer and disconnect your modem. After a few minutes hook back up and log back on and see if you are still remembered by the websites. If they've forgotten you, they were logging your IP. That doesn't mean that Suddenlink isn't keeping some kind of record.
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abnormal69 @ 22nd Sep 10:40PM:
Re: Suddenlink keeps my browsing cache in its server?

No, they do not keep your cache on their servers. As to your question about your laptop already logging you in, who knows, a ghost or something?
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zraider @ 23rd Sep 11:14AM:
Re: Suddenlink keeps my browsing cache in its server?

I'm no expert either, but if anyone doesn't think google and so many other big companies keep track of every single one of us, I would say you're very mistaken.
I was logged onto a secure mail service, a https connection, and who else was connected too ? Why google and microsoft !! I do know a little about firewalls, but I think they just keep out the script-kiddies. These huge companies have people who have been working on this kind of thing for years, who are experts in their fields.
Think of what the internet was like back in the '90's, and what it's like now. If you use an add-on like noscript, you can't even get on half the sites. And you use TOR or a similar service and their sites know it right away and you still only have limited access.
And what about an exploit like the tracking cookie that atdmt had, that was practically impossible to get off one's PC.
I can't beat 'em, but I'm sure not going to join them.
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anon @ 23rd Sep 12:30PM:
Re: Suddenlink keeps my browsing cache in its server?

Possibly Akamai?

Akamai transparently mirrors content — sometimes all content including HTML and CSS, and sometimes just media objects such as audio, graphics, animation, and video — from customer servers. Though the domain name (but not subdomain) is the same, the IP address points to an Akamai server rather than the customer's server. The Akamai server is automatically picked depending on the type of content and the user's network location.
The benefit is that users can receive content from whichever Akamai server is close to them or has a good connection, leading to faster download times and less vulnerability to network congestion or outages.
In addition to image caching, Akamai provides services which accelerate dynamic and personalized content, J2EE-compliant applications, and streaming media to the extent that such services frame a localized perspective.

More here:
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akamai_Technologies
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