COOKIES
To explore Network, you have to know the hidden threats. You have to get informed about risks to protect yourself.
What do you know about cookies?
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
- some biscuits
- when I’m on line, I see this banner, till nothing happens…I accept
- an advertisement?
- something I have to accept in order to surf the web
COOKIES ARE CREATED TO IDENTIFY YOU WHEN YOU VISIT A NEW WEBSITE.
COOKIES ARE FILES WITH SMALL PIECES OF DATA USED TO IDENTIFY YOUR PC AS YOU USE A NETWORK.
HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES
Cookies are very useful, however, sometimes they are used illegally to track our online activities. So how can we defend ourselves? Simple: by going to block cookies.
The choices are two: the first is to block cookies from all Websites except the trusted ones; the second is to rely on the function called "Do Not Track," which is supported by all major browsers and tells Internet sites the users want not to be tracked.
A good compromise might be to block only third-party cookies while leaving the others active.
