January 20th, 2008
What Makes A Cookie A Spyware Cookie?
Internet Cookies -
The main use of cookies is to remember user preferences and customize the user’s browsing experience. When you visit a website, you may be asked to fill out a form providing information, such as name, email address, interests, etc… This information can be packaged as a cookie and stored on your machine by your web browser for later use. The next time you go to the same website, the server can ask the web browser to retrieve information from the cookie. The server can take the information gathered from the cookie to present a custom web browsing experience for you, save passwords and remember your preferences.
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