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| Thread ID: 54352 | 2005-02-10 03:08:00 | COOKIES so bad? | olldaddy78 (6546) | Press F1 |
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| 323463 | 2005-02-10 03:08:00 | I often have up to 20 cookies and I am told "A cookie that is shared on many web sites to track your surfing habits". They seem harmless but ARE THEY? MY highest count hs been 93 and I use SPYWARE NUKER to delete.... :badpc: |
olldaddy78 (6546) | ||
| 323464 | 2005-02-10 04:12:00 | Ummm . . . . you have asked this one before ( . pcworld . co . nz/showthread . php?t=52801" target="_blank">pressf1 . pcworld . co . nz) and the answer is still the same . ;) I cannot remember where I got this information from but have saved it as it is a good explanation of cookies: Cookies in and of themselves are NOT very very bad, CANNOT embed or hide programs on your computer, and dont actually do anything . All a cookie is is a text file - you can open it in notepad if you want to see whats in it, but dont expect anything meaningful . The standard contents of a cookie, is a field name, and a value for that field, along with an expiry date . Basically, all a cookie does, is let a web server identify your specific machine . Hence the contents are meaningless, because generally all that is in them is a unique identifier with no intrinsic meaning . What a server does once it has identified your machine is up to the server . It can remember your password - the cookie could only be on your computer if a valid login had previously been entered; it can track your browsing behaviour - sites like doubleclick . net access their cookie when you download the add, letting them know what site you are currently looking at; older or poorly written online shopping systems also force you to use cookies . The two types of cookies you refer to, are persistent cookies and session cookies . The only difference being that a session cookie ceases to exist when you leave the website or close the browser, persistant cookies survive until they expire . In general, allow session cookies, as they are the type required for a server to recognise historical information . Persistant cookies are the type that more often than not, have little benefit other than remembering passwords . |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 323465 | 2005-02-10 04:15:00 | Here is a good info site on cookies www.cookiecentral.com hth |
johnboy (217) | ||
| 323466 | 2005-02-10 04:18:00 | If you use Spybot, that clears out all the cookies you need worry about. | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 323467 | 2005-02-10 04:30:00 | Generally I have cookies blocked, and then allow exceptions for the sites I want to have cookies enabled for, like PressF1, the bank, Amazon,Paypal, etc. | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 323468 | 2005-02-10 08:25:00 | THanks all for your reply..I did not remember I had already askd about them and in DEC 2004.....Getting older but loving it.... :badpc: | olldaddy78 (6546) | ||
| 323469 | 2005-02-10 08:56:00 | THanks all for your reply..I did not remember I had already askd about them and in DEC 2004.....Getting older but loving it.... :badpc: What part of getting older is loveable? The creaking joints....the thinning skin..the failing memory........... |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 323470 | 2005-02-10 09:09:00 | I have a thing about RedSherrif tracking cookies, and I block them using hosts file and Firefox browser privacy settings. These are Java Tracking cookies, and are not put on your comp to help you browse or any other reason for your benifit, they are there to supply imrworldwide.com with information of all kinds they can sell. Dont take my word for it check it out on google. | i-gordon (962) | ||
| 323471 | 2005-02-11 03:32:00 | Reply for CICERO and others who want to know......Having your children telling you that they appreciate what you both did for them and still love you and the Grand Children on the scene with all care no responsibility.....and giving help wih th computer knowledge when you are able....sorry this is not strictly a Press F 1 post..... :badpc: | olldaddy78 (6546) | ||
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