What Are Cookies And Should I Keep Them Or Not? [Paid Subs]
Cookies aren’t viruses, but they can quietly track you across the web. This post breaks down what cookies really do, how they impact your privacy, and what you can do about them.
In this blog post, I explore the concept of online cookies, their functions, and their implications for privacy. I explain the difference between first-party and third-party cookies, noting how the latter can track users across sites.
This includes how cookies enhance convenience, but they can pose privacy risks when used to store sensitive information like passwords (yeah, please don't do that).
This post also highlights laws like GDPR and CCPA, which require transparency and user consent for cookie usage. Finally, I encourage users to be mindful of accepting cookies and to customize browser settings for better privacy control using a browser extension such as Consent-O-Matic.
As they are known, cookies are small plain-text files that websites use to collect specific details about you and your computer to track when you visit those websites and conveniently fill in login forms. Mostly, they are harmless and integral to how the web works when used responsibly.