What are browser cookies?

Chances are you have googled something, you heard about cookies. But what are these in fact?

What is this actually?

Talking about “cookies” most people usually think of common chocolate biscuits. Mentioning computer technologies, however cookies are not physical objects. Internet cookies are text files with small pieces of data. Information saved in cookies is made by a server. Data is always tagged with your unique ID.

Why do we need cookies?

Cookie file helps websites to “get to know you better”. It’s kind of your secret recipe for the internet. They are just little bits of data that help webpages and advertisers get insights on how you use the web. You let a site know what you like, and they remember the information so they can use it and next time target content according to your needs and interests.

Is it safe?

Normally, the cookie file itself doesn’t bring any disaster to your personal data. Moreover, these text files cannot access any information stored on your computer. Now, using web3 technologies, you are able to control data to which you give access to cookies.

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