2007-03-31 10:20:43 · 3 answers · asked by Arnoldray20001 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
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.
2007-03-31 10:30:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the first place a tracking cookie is not a virus. All it does is tell the sites you have visited what other sites you have visited. It is an invasion of your privacy, but it is not dangerous to your computer and it won't steal your bank account numbers. It is simply a text file.
2007-03-31 10:28:50 · answer #2 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing except that your websites that you visit are being tracked...i.e. your privacy is being compromised...
2007-03-31 10:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋