[IxDA Discuss] Last Login Session Details - necessary?

[Doc]

Noemi,

I'm inclined to agree with you: most of those details would be over the top
for a web site such as this, with the possible exception of Date Last Logged
In. This can act as a trigger for users to realise that their account may
have been compromised. If that happens, they're likely to ask for assistance
from the site operators, so having the rest of the information available for
reference would probably be a good idea.

If the information you're storing is more sensitive, then the additional
information being suggested would be more beneficial (as you seem to be
aware), although I think most users wouldn't understand what an IP address
was, let alone whether it was their's or not.

I hope that helps.

Steve

On 08/11/06, Noemi Selisker <noemi.selisker at mcgovern.co.nz> wrote:
>
> I'm working on a community events website where artist are able to
> register to the site in order to take advantage of cool features. How
> important is it to make 'last login session' details available to users
> upon logging back in? Information like IP address, last session length,
> date last logged in, etc. I feel this is really unnecessary for this
> type of site but others disagree. Your thoughts?
>
> ----------------------------------------------
Steve 'Doc' Baty B.Sc (Maths), M.EC, MBA
Director, User Experience Strategy
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