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Internet Cookies | Federal Trade Commission

May 5, 2020 | internet | No Comments

What are cookies?

A cookie is information saved by your web browser. When you visit a website, the site may place a cookie on your web browser so it can recognize your device in the future. If you return to that site later on, it can read that cookie to remember you from your last visit and keep track of you over time.

Uses

  • collect information about the pages you view and your activities on the site
  • enable the site to recognize you, for example by:
    • remembering your user ID
    • offering an online shopping cart
    • keeping track of your preferences if you visit the website again
  • customize your browsing experience
  • deliver ads targeted to you

The cookie transmits this information back to the website’s computer (or server). You can set your web browser to warn you about attempts to place cookies on your computer or to limit the type of

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Computer Cookies: Are They Good or Bad?

May 4, 2020 | computer | No Comments

Explaining “Cookies” (the non caloric ones that reside in your computer!)

You can’t talk about all those nasty ‘things’ that can ‘attack’ your computer while you are surfing the Internet, like viruses or spyware, without talking about ‘Cookies’. But what are they and are they really bad for my computer?

Ok, first let’s define the term, and then we’ll explain the good and the bad about it.

Cookie(s):

A small data (text and numbers) file (piece of information) created by a Web server (large computer that stores web sites) that is stored on your computer either temporarily for that session only (the time that you spend on a web site) or permanently on the hard disk (persistent cookie). Cookies provide a way for the Web site that you visit and go back to visit again, to identify users and keep track of their preferences. Amazon and Barnes and Noble online … Read More

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