Friday, 30 March 2012

cookies

                                                                         COOKIES
    some websites store information in a small text file on your computer  this is called cookies.
how to use:    a cookie is  file created by an internet site to store information on your computer  such as  your     preferences when visiting that  site.
              cookies can also store personally identification information.
cookies are four types.They are
1.persistent cookies
2.temporary cookies
3.first-party vs third party cookies
4.unsatisfactory cookies

 Persistent cookies:
                                 persistent cookie is one stored as a file on your computer,and it remains there when
you close internet explorer. The cookie can read by the web site that created it when you visit that site again.
Temporary cookies:
                                A temporary or session cookie is stored only for your current browsing session and deleted from your computer when you close internet explorer.
First-party vs Third party cookies:
First-party cookies:
                                 first-party cookies come from the website that your viewing and either persistent or temporary. websites might use cookies to store information that will reuse the next time you go to that site.
Third party cookies:
                                 Third-party cookies come from other website advertizement on the website that your  are viewing websites might use these cookies track your web use for marketing purpose.
  Unsatisfactory cookies:
                                       
                                         Unsatisfactory cookies are cookies that might allow access to personally identifiable information that could be used for a secondary purpose without your consent.

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