Cookies contain a small amount of data about users in text files that act like website memory.
As soon as we use the server, a small number of data starts stored in cookies.
Web sites use it to identify users and their devices, which also store these cookies.
Every time a user visits the same website, Cookies identify him and make it show relevant information.
Consider visiting e-commerce sites, cookies made for sites will tell smart phones what we want to buy in our previous search.
Cookies also help advise sites about the budget range and brand that we like.
Anyone who uses the internet has interacted with cookies in several ways.
Every time a user visits a new website, he asks their permission to receive or reject cookies.
As soon as you press, the website tries to identify your behavior in that domain.
It starts collecting data about the page visited by users, the time spent on certain parts and even time closes it.
If the user wants to register for one of the services offered by the website, it can make cookies to remember their ID and password only with their agreement.
The advantage of cookescookies makes it convenient for users to enter the website and get a quality search experience.
They don’t have to remember their IDS and password because they can only enter the entry page and enter with just one click.
Cookies block ads that are irrelevant and help get better offers.
Cookiescookies losses are harmless, but they can be misused by attackers.
If your system is compromised, the hackers can access your browsing history and other sensitive data from cookies to use them.
What happens when we reject cookies? If someone does not accept cookies, every time they visit their website must be put into credentials and it won’t track behavior on the site.
Someone might also see generic advertisements that can also be irrelevant.
A user will control the data, but the website user experience will not be comfortable.
You can also delete cookies that exist from our browser that will be the same as not receiving it in the first place.
Recently, the French government institution has fined Facebook and Google a number of nearly 240 million US dollars.
Agency accuses that these two websites have made it very easy for users to receive cookies (because users get notifications on our screen), but removing cookies are not as easy as it.
The option to remove cookies is buried in the privacy option of the settings section and most of the average user does not do it (unless it is fully needed).
Giants Tech is under the timeline to make improvements to this problem.
Explained: what is cookies and how they can affect internet users
