Internet cookies are little bits of information in text format that may be downloaded to your computer when you visit a web site. They might be from the web site itself, or they might be from an advertising banner or other graphic on the web site. Because they are text files, not executable programs, they do not harm your computer. They allow an internet site to “remember” that you’ve visited it. They are manageable, meaning that you can delete them from your machine if you want to.
The term “cookie” originally described “a piece of data held by an intermediary.”
Most of this information came from the easy-to understand web site surfthenetsafely.com.
The cookies feature must be enabled for a patron to access ALD wifi.
I did not know much about cookies before my Tech Test.Cookies cannot be programmed, cannot carry virues and cannot install maleware on your computer. Cookies can be used by spyware to track users browsing activities. Cookie data can also be illicitly disclosed by hackers to gain access to victim's web account.
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