2007-06-05 00:20:11 · 8 answers · asked by butty66 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
They're small files that web sites use to track where you go on the internet. They're generally harmless, but you should probably get rid of them if you're concerned about privacy issues.
To delete them, go to Tools, Internet Options, delete cookies.
2007-06-05 00:25:19 · answer #1 · answered by รզlεսռց ☆ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are just small .txt (text) files that by themselves cannot hurt your computer. Cookies are "set" by almost every web-site that you visit, on every visit. You can delete all your cookies today and by tomorrow you will have dozens again just be visiting web-sites.
Cookies do not slow down a computer, at least the first million or so that you might have on your computer!
They are not a virus or spyware, BUT some people consider "tracking" cookies to be an invasion of privacy.
Tracking cookies are mostly "3rd party cookies" from advertising servers. They can track your movements around the web in order to deliver to you customized, targeted advertising.
It all depends on ones level of paranoia.
If you are using Internet Explorer for a browser, you can permanently block all 3rd party cookies. Go to tools > internet options > privacy > advanced > check-mark "override automatic cookie handling" > third party cookies > tick "block" > ok > ok.
2007-06-05 03:05:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are small files that web sites use to track where you go on the Internet.
Tracking Cookies dont all work in one way. Their aim is manipulate the use of a cookie by allowing more than one domain to view it. This is achieved by finding a suitable weakness in the implementation of the cookie protocol in the client browser.
They're generally harmless, but you should still probably rid yourself of them regularly if you're concerned about the privacy issue.
2007-06-05 00:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by anthony_walters@talk21.com 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tracking cookies are small files that web sites use to track where you go on the internet. They're generally harmless, but you should still probably rid yourself of them regularly if you're concerned about the privacy issue.
2007-06-05 00:26:49 · answer #4 · answered by ♠The Boss♠ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are files that track your activities like ur browsing habits (websites visited). These results will be sent to some third-party mainly advertising companies. Based on your activities, ads will be delivered to you. For example, if you visited some gaming sites and if this has been tracked, you will get ads related to games.
So for privacy issues, it is better to delete these tracking cookies using any anti-spyware tools like Ad-aware...
2007-06-05 00:35:42 · answer #5 · answered by Inspiron6000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are made in JAVA and they just record which website u visit sometime they also contain your user name and password information that is why when sometime you open any website again it already have your user name and password, Cookies are in your system and also on the website server to track the members that who visited there website but that doesn't show your user name and password ,they are secure till now but my suggestion is to delete cookies from Internet option in control panel.
2007-06-05 01:50:02 · answer #6 · answered by hah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Search Wikipedia for: tracking cookie
2007-06-05 00:23:51 · answer #7 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They just record which websites youve been too. Its bad if your concerned about privacy.
2007-06-05 00:23:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋