What is Website Cookie?

Questions and answers about web browser security.

Cookies are pieces of information that websites store on your computer.

Websites may use cookies to save your site preferences, items in your shopping cart or even your authentication data.

For security reasons, the information inside cookies may be encrypted to protect your sensitive information such as logins and passwords.

Advertising companies may use cookies to track your online activities. Some spyware may extract your confidential information from cookies and send to their owners.

It is strongly recommended to regularly delete cookies from your browser to reduce the privacy risks.