CBSE Class 9 Computer Applications
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Cyber Safety — Question 10
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What are cookies ? How are they used by websites to track you ?
Cookies are small text files on our computer storing small pieces of information related to our online habits.
Cookies are of two types:
- First party cookies — These store our own login id, passwords, auto fill information etc. for some websites that we frequently visit. They can identify us and track our browsing activity across a website.
- Third party cookies — The websites store these cookies to know about our search history and web browsing history so as to place advertisements as per our interests. Third party cookies may result in many unwanted advertisements on our webpages.