Throughout our EOTO presentations one really stood out to me and that is the presentation that was on cookies and your online safety. This stood out to me because not alot of people actually know what cookies does most people know what cookies is but most likely could not explain it more then it is something you accept where you get ads that are related to what your viewing. To go more in depth I will be talking about what exactly cookies are and what the differences are, Cookies are small files stored on your device by websites to remember your preferences, login details, and browsing history. While they enhance user experience by personalizing content and streamlining logins, they also raise privacy concerns.
There are two main types of cookies: first-party cookies, which are created by the website you visit and generally improve usability, and third-party cookies, which track your activity across multiple sites for targeted advertising. Third-party cookies are the reason you see ads for products you recently searched for.
To protect your online privacy it is essential to manage your cookies, clearing your cookies regularly is crucial to protect your online privacy. Another thing to add onto is that you should adjust your browser to be able to block all third party cookies while using a private browsing mode when it is necessary. Third party cookies are placed by other websites like advertisers which can track your browsing activity across multiple platforms.
Some benefits of cookies is that it helps out by remembering your passwords for specific websites, and keep personalised website settings. websites also learn what our behavior is on websites and provide relative content on what you are looking at.
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