Under Browsing history click the Delete button.We will see how to check and remove it for a site or to clear all of them.Ĭlear a Cookie Internet Explorer Windows 7 and Windows 10 Even if they don't contain such information they clearly show that you visited the sites from which they came. So, even if you clean browser history, these files like a map will show your surfing preferences, habits, passwords, etc. They can compromise your privacy as they can store sensitive information like your name and password on protected login pages, preferences, account information and choices you have made on the site. This lets the advertising company track your web usage over a range of sites and profile your browsing habits. When the advertising site displays the ad, it can send them on your computer. For example, most of the ads that you see on web sites do not come from the site that you are viewing, but from sites that provide ads to many sites. These ("persistent cookie") identify you so that options and preferences that you have chosen in the past are used for your current visit to the site.īut in one of their malevolent forms, the ones from one web site might track your visits to a different web site. Many sites leave them on your computer so that they recognize you when you return to their sites. This type of cookie is mainly used to remember choices that you make as you navigate through a web site.
Some ("session cookie") last only until you close your browser. They can do everything from monitoring your visit throughout web sites, tracking how many times you've visited the site, how long you've been on the site, your log-in information at a particular page to remembering important information about your computer.
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