Articles for tag: browser, cookies

NinFan

What are browser cookies used for?

What are browser cookies used for?

Cookies here, cookies there. The ineffective cookie notifications that appear when you first access almost any webpage, and their link to tracking and advertising, mean that we have caught a little cookie crazesometimes becoming obsessed with deleting them or finding an alternative. And yet, cookies are useful. Browser cookies are a tool whose problems could ...

The Boss

CCleaner: Permanently delete data and save cookies – here’s how

CCleaner: Permanently delete data and save cookies – here’s how

With CCleaner you can delete your data so securely that strangers can no longer reconstruct it. If you want, you can save the cookies first. This article was filed under Instructions, Download, Guide: Security, Data recovery & restoration: The best software in comparison, Delete data securely: The best programs in the big comparison test, Data ...

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Google will no longer remove third-party cookies from Chrome. After several delays, their plans have changed

Google will no longer remove third-party cookies from Chrome. After several delays, their plans have changed

Four years have passed since Google announced its plan to protect the privacy of Chrome users, the outcome of which would delete third-party cookies in browser. Although these cookies were originally supposed to disappear in 2022, the company has delayed it several times. The latest delay was announced in April, ensuring that third-party cookies will ...

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Interim report on GDPR: Will consent to cookies no longer be necessary after 6 years?

Interim report on GDPR: Will consent to cookies no longer be necessary after 6 years?

CURRENT FRAUD ALERT May 27, 2024 at 19:30 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is celebrating its sixth anniversary. After this time, many advantages, but also disadvantages, have become apparent. Will there be changes? Not everyone likes the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). (Source: Yra1105 /depositphotos.com) When visiting a website, you have probably noticed that ...

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How to clear cookies on Android

How to clear cookies on Android

Have you ever wondered why your smartphone knows a little too much about your late-night online shopping habits? This is due to cookies, small data packets hosted in your browser that collect data about you while you browse. Most of the time, this information is anonymized and intended for websites to determine which features you ...

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What happens if you never delete cookies on your iPhone

What happens if you never delete cookies on your iPhone

It’s a shame, but it has to be said. Browsing the Internet is an increasingly hostile experience, where privacy is left behind. And with cell phones, this has become even riskier, because they are devices that constantly record private data. Protecting yourself from this tendency with tools like a VPN or limiting applications is therefore ...

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What happens if you never delete cookies on Android

What happens if you never delete cookies on Android

Day after day, our mobile stores a lot of new data. Every time we browse new sites on the Internet, every time we use certain applications or even when we listen to streaming music, our Android generates new data. These accumulate in storage and, although we have more and more GB, it is a good ...

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Google’s plan to end cookies begins

Google’s plan to end cookies begins

Google is ready to end third-party cookies on the Internet; a change which will begin on January 4 and which can completely change the privacy of Internet usersalthough we still don’t know if it’s for better or worse. Cookies are small files created by our browser to store information relating to our browsing. For example, ...