[dba-Tech] Browser related question

Do you have FF Sync turned on? That may be why.

On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 4:09 AM, Mark Breen <marklbreen at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I installed Linux last night on a new PC.  Formatted it and installed and
> went to bed.  All rest of family already gone to bed.
>
> Powered on this morning, logged into a couple of my gmail accounts.  Only
> mine.
>
> then opened facebook and when I clicked into the Username box, I was
> offered a DDL with my wifes email address.  As if it was a recently used
> email.
>
> Because it is a scary looking machine with the cover off, and because it is
> linux, and because I asked her, I am 100% sure she did not even notice the
> machine.
>
> So the question is, how does Firefox / facebook know that the email address
> is associated with this house.  Cannot be associated with the pc because
> the pc is new.
>
> I have noticed the same thing happening on other PC's of mine, I sometimes
> see people that I know, but never met as DDL's in the list login names.  I
> guess it is browser related but it weirds me out.
>
> I thought it may have been using recent people I have emailed, but this PC
> is only a few hours old, so I am really surprised.
>
> Any thoughts ?
>
>
> BTW, it is an i7 proc, and the machine is totally silent.  No moving parts
> at all.  Running at 43 degrees C.
>
>
>
> Mark
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