What is the meaning of cookies & their Advantages!

You all must have seen Internet cookies somewhere. In any Internet browser, you can see options such as cookies and delete cookies or block cookies. But friends, do you really know What is Cookies?

Friends, in this post I will tell you What is Cookies and how does it works, what are the advantages and disadvantages of cookies? Today we will discuss all these topics. So without any delay let's know about internet cookies which are also known as web cookies, browser cookies, HTTP cookies.

What is the meaning of Cookies:

Let's first talk about what exactly are cookies? Friends Cookies are actually files that are stored in the cache memory of your Internet browser. Now, these files come after you see them. Whenever you enter a cookie-enabled website and if cookies are enabled on your Internet browser, that website leaves cookies in your browser cache.

Cookies are usually used to improve the quality of your Internet service. Suppose you visit an e-commerce site like Amazon or eBay or visit a ticket or hotel booking site. So this site will put cookies on your Internet browser.

Now, after placing these cookies, if you visit those sites and search for a product or location or search for something for a long time all this data is constantly sent to the website by your Internet. So if you use that website later, that website will show you the remand results ( i.e the results you want to see).

Suppose you searched for a brand watch on Amazon previously and they reached Amazon through data cookies. Now if you go to Amazon again. So you'll see more watches that are different in designs and under the same price range. So cookies are useful in this.

Advantages of Internet Cookies:

Internet cookies help improve the quality of services for you based on the activity you perform on a website. So that's definitely a good thing. If you visit a website for the first time and do some searches or do some settings. So with those cookies, the second time you visit that website you'll get everything back.

Through cookies again you can log in to a website using your ID and password. If ids and passwords are saved in your browser, it's a different case. But if website cookies are enabled, your cookies will be locked so that passwords can be obtained. The advantages of Internet cookies are as follows:-

•Cookies can be easily used

•Cookies use very little data to Save the information.

•Cookies help to save data.

•Cookies help you improve the quality of services on a website.

Disadvantages of Internet Cookies:

Till now we have discussed good things about Internet cookies and we have learned how these cookies improve the quality of our Internet service. However, some people believe that cookies steal personal data and data on their internet activities. So if you have no fear of anxiety, you can enable cookies, also most people use cookies due to their benefits. But from a practical point of view, some of these terrifying claims are true that their data is stolen via cookies.

The worst thing is third-party cookies. Friends, you must have seen that there are many types of ads on many websites. Some of them have popup ads on them. Where 3-5 browser windows are automatically opened after clicked something. If you place third-party cookies on your browser, the websites opened in those automated windows can connect the system to the virus.

Check that cookie are not encrypted in your browser. This means that Internet cookies stored on your computer are usually in the form of no-encryption.

Although your ID, password, or other details are stored in cookies and login information is saved in cookies. If a trusted website has trusted cookies, that's a good thing and it only sends some data from your Internet browser to that website.

But third-party cookies not only access the data of a site but also send all the internet data you visit to a third-party website. It also steals all your online login session data.

If someone steals your cookies and places them in their browser, they will no longer need an ID or password to log in to that website.

Many times you'll see that when you log in to your Facebook account if you leave the Facebook web page without logging out. So the next time you log in, you will no longer need an ID and password to log in. Because Facebook keeps your logged session information in files stored in Internet cookies in your browser.

Again, if you enter your email address, MasterCard/debit card/credit card details, your address, etc. in a login session, those third-party cookies are often stolen very easily.

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How to Stay Safe from Third Party Cookies?

To stop this, you have to go to the settings option of your web browser and enable “Block All Cookies”. This prevents all types of websites to place cookies on your Internet browser. This will be the best option for those who cannot trust the internet or who are always concerned about their security. There is another option in your browser to "block third-party cookies." This means that the cookies that come from a normal website are fine to improve the quality of your service. But cookies that come from a third party in the form of pop-ads, your browser will block them and prevent you from being redirected to another window.

There is another option in your Internet browser that, when turned on, will repeatedly ask you for permission before cookies are placed in your browser. Suppose you visit a website through a browser then your browser will ask if you want to enable cookies for that website. You can enable it if you want and you can block it if you don't want to.

Lastly, another option is to use an ad block extension. This type of extension is out there for nearly all kinds of browsers. You can avoid annoying popup ads and third-party cookies by using this ad block extension and web pages will load much faster in your browser.

But one other thing, using ad block extension means that it is not considered right to help internet content makers. The use of the ad-block extension is very harmful to those people who earn by creating different content on their blog or website.

So in my opinion, websites that use annoying ads or more popup ads. They should not be ranked listed and whitelist your trusted and favorite websites. This will benefit you as well as the content creators.

Although you have read everything about cookies also you can watch the following video for a better understanding.

Conclusion:

Hope you found everything about What is the meaning of Cookies and the advantages and disadvantages of cookies. Cookies are coming from a trusted website are good for you to serve internet. But blocking cookies from a malicious website or popup ad will help ensure your safety.

Because you never know the stealing of your information from third-party cookies. If you like this article please share it and if you have any additional questions please let me know.

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