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There's a comprehensive choice of browsers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_browsers). I picked one that I knew I wouldn't need and dedicated it to my facebook usage.

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Google Chrome's "users" should let you segment all your cookies and browsing neatly.

I use it to separate my various different Google identities and logins (so I can stay logged in with distinct accounts).

(Google's multiple sign-in is rarely effective or convenient)

I have a dedicated Firefox profile for Facebook. This keeps all cookies separate. I haven't done a deep check as to whether this avoids all the Facebook problems, but it's a start.

> This keeps all cookies separate

Not flash "cookies". You only have one flash plugin that runs in every browser, and has one "cookie" store.

(Not that I know if/whether FB abuses this, I don't even have an FB account. Just sayin'.)

Thanks that's useful to know.

That's a great idea. I think I'll do the same for my online banking.

You make an interesting point--why is it the technically savvy are partitioning their FB usage, but not necessarily partitioning their secure accounts in the same way?

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