2007-01-15 03:08:59 · 10 answers · asked by ernestmfrancis 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
cookies are stored on your pc by sites that you visit
they are more or less harmless and basically identify you to the site
2007-01-15 03:11:49 · answer #1 · answered by great one 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are just small .txt (text) files that by themselves cannot hurt your computer. They are not a virus, but some people consider "tracking" cookies to be an invasion of privacy.
It all depends on one's level of paranoria.
Tracking cookies are mostly "3rd party cookies" from advertising servers. They can track your movements around the web in order to deliver to you customised, targeted advertising.
If you are using Internet Explorer for a browser, you can permanantly block all 3rd party cookies. Go to tools > internet options > privacy > advanced > checkmark "override automatic cookie handling" > third party cookies > tick "block" > ok > ok.
2007-01-15 11:17:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookie is a very small text file placed on your hard drive by a Web Page server. It is essentially your identification card, and cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses. It is uniquely yours and can only be read by the server that gave it to you.
A Cookie's Purpose is:
To tell the server that you returned to that Web page.
2007-01-15 11:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by anujagraj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey
Yes it contains data of the sites you visit and and where you login and register , you must also be carefully because if your cookies files fall into the wrong hand then they might be able to get your passwords of the sites that are stored (note:The cookie files also contain the user names and passwords of some site you use and which are stored to remember automatically.
Best Wishes
Chulan
2007-01-15 11:15:37 · answer #4 · answered by ~Insanity Has Taken Over~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are used by websites to remember certain information about you. Most of the time they are harmless. Some a re good... like Yahoo! You can usually delete them trough you web browser.
2007-01-15 11:12:53 · answer #5 · answered by Sean C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mmmmm...cookies...no really, cookies are temp. internet files, which allow web pages to load faster if you've already been to them. You can clear out the cookies under Tools- Internet Options if you need to, though they usually don't take too much space.
2007-01-15 11:13:30 · answer #6 · answered by Angela D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you visit a site, cookis saves the pages, so you waiting so long when you need to acces the same pages. sometimes cookies uses alot of HD spaces, delete it regulary, or limit it by Mb you need.
2007-01-15 11:15:11 · answer #7 · answered by maxiangelo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
Cookies are for saving informations.
for example,
when you enter a board(forum) in the internet. and you choose (save password) it is save it as cookies. when you delete cookies, you need to enter all your passwords again that you save it before in the computer, it will shows you again by asking your passwords in the sites you save it in.
bye.
2007-01-15 11:13:16 · answer #8 · answered by HaMTaRo244 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
cookies are a way for websites to remember you and where you've been on their site. some remember more info than others
2007-01-15 11:17:44 · answer #9 · answered by dzwomper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you eat cookies near your comp, you get crumbs in your keyboard.
2007-01-15 11:12:50 · answer #10 · answered by Kodoku Josei 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋