"Stay logged on" checkbox is ALWAYS CHECKED - this is a security issue

Could Adobe please change the code for the login screen so that the "Stay logged on" checkbox isn't always checked (on)?
It doesn't matter if cookies are enabled, or not, it never remembers my desire to NOT BE AUTOMATICALLY LOGGED ON WHEN I VISIT.
Cookies aside, this checkbox should never be automatically checked unless the user has expressly decided for it to be so.
Anyone using a public computer may not remember to uncheck that checkbox; or may not even see it, if the user is in a hurry. This leaves that user's Adobe account VULNERABLE to anyone who uses that computer after the user is done. Not just for that hour, or day, but for as long as the cache and cookies are not cleared. How many accounts have to be ruined (password changed; vulgar/profanity-laced posts; etc.) before Adobe will take this seriously?
On top of that, I'm sick and tired of having to remember to uncheck that stupid checkbox before typing my password (it always remembers login name - another potential security vulnerability) to log on.
Stop thinking that you know what's best for everyone in the whole world, Adobe. That's a very ugly attitude.
Disrespectfully,
^_^

@Little_Pale_Face, clearing the browsing history on a public computer does NOT clear the login session. If you use a public computer to access Adobe forums and just close the browser without logging off and without clearing the "Stay logged on" checkbox, and if someone else after you were to enter "https://forums.adobe.com" on that same computer and using the same browser, they won't get a login prompt; they will automatically log on to your account.
@pwillener I've never had that problem as long as the browser is not closed and as long as lack of activity doesn't exceed 10 minutes, even after clearing the "Stay logged on" checkbox.
^_^

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^_^

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^_^
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