can a regular cookie give a site the websites you've visited?
2006-09-21 15:25:04 · 3 answers · asked by Done with YA. 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Regular cookies are simple objects, which are present in temporary internet files, It also identifies us as a user when u log in to your mail. Yahoo sign-in seal is also a cookie. U may be asked to sign in again if u clear cookies during viewing emails or checking mails. It's cookie which is remembering your login and allows u to continue. But tarcking cookies are different. Some cookies are known as tracking cookies and they register how much times u visited a webpage for advertising purposes. Such cookies are not harmful for your computer in anyways, but it's more or less privacy matter. Removing it is well and good. Yes some traking cookies such as atdmt.com are present in yahoo as well. It's good for u to remove it, though it doesn't harm your computer. Mostly tracking cookies are 3rd party cookies, that is cookies posted by another website( u see lots of ads in yahoo, rite, they post cookies to let them know how many persons viewed their ads and how many times, and it's not yahoo posting them).
2006-09-21 22:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mostly, cookies are meant to help advertising agencies get an idea of what your interests are to deliver appropriate ads.
they are harmless most of the time....it is best to delete all cookies though :)
a regular cookie can't keep track of your previously viewed websites...i think
I hope I helped!
2006-09-21 22:30:18 · answer #2 · answered by skateme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some cookies just help a page display or display better.
2006-09-21 22:28:58 · answer #3 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋