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Thursday, May 8

Cookies!

What are Web Cookies?!


Sometimes refered to as tracking cookies. It is just texts that are sent from any web site you visit to your PC. Its a link between ones server and web client. The word cookie is derived from the word "Magic Cookie" which is a well known concept of UNIX which inspired also the name of HTTP Cookies.


Cookies have been concern of internet privacy. Some feer it could allow unwanted actions, such as recieving viruses and such.

Cookies purpose is to maintain data related to the user while navigating through the web. Its almost like a automatic Tivo program.

Posted by: Mayez Kabbara

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