So seems like we’ve got a new update and in their wisdom the makers have decided to hide the log-out button. Fist Twitter, now Discourse. I thought Discourse was all about making life easier.
If you’re wondering it’s hidden under your avatar picture/your user name.
TR
I’ve just run the auto-updater. I don’t think hiding the Logout in a submenu is a big deal though. Who logs out of websites these days?
Me. All the time.
Also me.
With a tinfoil hat on, I’ll say that this is a conspiracy to keep us logged in more than before.
But speaking seriously, browsers also have options to delete cookies automatically when closed, and that should also automatically log you out of all websites.
If the two procedures are equivalent (from a security standpoint), though, I cannot say.
To explain a bit further, in addition to clicking on your profile picture, you will also have to click on your profile name, and only then the log out option will be displayed:
On Android, this forum now asks me if I want to “install Neverwinter Vault”. Is that some sort of Discord app?
For many reasons, I greatly prefer to use a web browser rsther than an app.
Logging out on personal devices doesn’t make much sense to me. A login, essentially, is a piece of encrypted local storage (cookie) that can be used to re-identify you when you visit the webpage. Logging out is pretty much equivalent to deleting that cookie. As long as no one else has access to your device/cookie store, it makes no difference in practicality except that you have to re-login next visit.
@Proleric I think that’s not really an app-app, its a fake app. Newer android devices have a mechanism which allows websites to streamline the process of adding home shortcuts if the website asks for it. It’s still the same browser underneath; it just acts as it’s own application window. Think of it as browser-tab-as-app.
I always log out of everywhere. It’s not a big deal, only an annoyance. It’s adding a level of complexity that wasn’t there. FWIW, even after a few months I haven’t got used to Twitter doing something similar.
TR
I always log out of any forum, one cannot be too cautious. Hiding the logout button - well, I don’t like this - feels like being manipulated into staying logged (and leaving cookie trail 
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All hail our corporate overlords. Now I can click twice to log out instead of scrolling all the way down the list of notifications that never go away. The joy.
But really, auto-clearing cookies and not accepting third party cookies is the 101 of being tracked less if you care. And manually logging out - even if unneeded - is good for making a habit of remembering to log out from the critical services.
