like on answers?? will it show my profile on the cookie?
2007-10-10 07:03:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
doubtful, but they could.
cookies are text files, so you can read them. Use your browser options to find them and go look, they will open in notepad or word or whatever. You can just read them. Generally today cookies are just session cookies meaning they are deleted once you disconnect. But there are still a lot of cookies that stay around. You can also ask to have cookies deleted everytime you shut down the browser.
2007-10-10 07:08:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can look at cookies on your computer, and read them.
They will be in Documents and Settings on drive C
Under your profile.
If you are the only user, it would be Owner, or your name.
The folder is called Cookies.
You may need to set the folder options to show hidden files and system files.
Or you can do a search.
Most do not hold any personal info, what they are manly used for, is like a passport, just to document that you were there and are signed in, or out.
They have some that track more than that.
Most are encoded, so they will not be readable by just anyone. But can be by some. Usually there is no information that would give you up about who you are or be used for ID theft. But can be used in some messy ways.
Always run an Anti Spy software.
2007-10-10 07:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they do not.
Yahoo's cookie is a simple string of unreadable data, which they use to recognize you.
However, it sounds like you are worried about people seeing the questions you asked or answered. cookies CAN be used to leave your computer logged in on a site or to automatically log anyone who sits down to your computer into your Yahoo account. If you are worried about that, I would always click the "sign out" button at the top of the webpage whenever you leave Yahoo sites. Also, when you sign into Yahoo, don't click the "remember me" option.
2007-10-10 08:34:32 · answer #3 · answered by danny w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The information stored in cookies is very limited so they will not have a record of your conversations, but they could be used to find what websites you have visited.
Cookies are not harmful; just a nuisance. I do not review any cookies. I set each browser to automatically block third party cookies.
I use CCleaner to automatically delete cookies every time the computer starts. CCleaner works with most browsers, including IE, Firefox, and Opera. For cookies you do not want to delete, you can place them in CCleaner's save list.
Per
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie
HTTP cookies are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences and the contents of their electronic shopping carts. The term "cookie" is derived from "magic cookie," a well-known concept in Unix computing which inspired both the idea and the name of HTTP cookies.
Cookies have been of concern for Internet privacy, since they can be used for tracking browsing behavior. As a result, they have been subject to legislation in various countries such as the United States and in the European Union. Cookies have also been criticized because the identification of users they provide is not always accurate and because they could potentially be used for network attacks. Some alternatives to cookies exist, but each has its own drawbacks.
Cookies are also subject to a number of misconceptions, mostly based on the erroneous notion that they are computer programs. In fact, cookies are simple pieces of data unable to perform any operation by themselves. In particular, they are neither spyware nor viruses, despite the detection of cookies from certain sites by many anti-spyware products.
Most modern browsers allow users to decide whether to accept cookies, but rejection makes some websites unusable. For example, shopping baskets implemented using cookies do not work if cookies are rejected.
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You should block "third party cookies" in each browser.
In Internet Explorer set Options > Privacy > set slider to "Medium High"
Block Third Party Cookies in Firefox 2
http://www.elharo.com/blog/privacy/2006/11/03/block-third-party-cookies-in-firefox-2/
http://forum.maxthon.com/index.php?showtopic=64351
To automatically delete tracking cookies install CCleaner and set it to run when the computer is started.
CCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/
Do not install toolbar option
In options.
Set to run (clean) when the computer starts.
Place cookies you want to keep in save list
2007-10-10 09:30:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just looked at my Yahoo cookies and they're encoded so you can't tell what's in them. There are several session cookies and an ID cookie that's quite lengthy, around 500 characters. Here's part of it: ausaZh4Pir.kaRB4D_tE7M1Obm6HzrF9eC8nm36okx.1
2007-10-10 07:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋