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Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca and Rachel King

Facebook to enable remote logouts

By | September 2, 2010, 2:10pm PDT

Summary: Facebook said it will add one central control to log out other devices. This feature, which will appear in the security section under “Account Security,” is rolling out “gradually.”

Facebook plans to add a remote logout feature to bolster security.

In a blog post, Facebook noted that you can logout other devices if you left your account active elsewhere. This feature could come in handy at a public terminal or if you wanted to check out of Facebook mobile app.

Facebook said it will add one central control to log out other devices. This feature, which will appear in the security section under “Account Security,” is rolling out “gradually.”

According to the company, the central control will show login times, device name, location, IP address, browser and operating system. Sounds like a handy feature.

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