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how do i enable cookies in my browser?

And what does that mean? what will it do?

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  • 10 years ago
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    Cookies are little bits of data stored by websites. If you delete them you will have to give your ID and password every time you visit.

    The negative about them is that the major web advertising companies that appear on multiple sites have a single cookie. They can track the sites you go to, ONLY IF THEY HAVE AN AD ON THE SITE. That allows them to tailor the ads to your interest. Even though they maintain no personal info many people do not like them.

    To enable them:

    For IE - "tools ↬ internet options ↬ browsing history ↬ settings ↬ view files"

    Cookies start with "cookie..."

    "Tools ↬ internet options ↬ privacy" controls when IE should save cookies.

    For Firefox - tools ↬ options ↬ privacy

    Then depending on what the drop down menu displays...

    "Never remember history" - there are no cookies

    "Custom settings" - click on show cookies

    "Remember history" - click on remove individual cookies (this just shows them unless you specifically delete from the list)

    Also make sure you do not have an anti spyware program that is deleting the cookies.

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