What is a cookie?
A cookie harmless text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. The purpose of the cookie is to allow the website to remember your visit when you return to that page. Although many people don't know it, cookies have been used for 20 years, since the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared.
What is NOT a cookie?
It's not a virus, a Trojan horse, a worm, spam, spyware, or it doesn't open pop-up windows.
What information does a cookie ?
Cookies do not typically store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or bank details, photographs, your ID card, or other personal information. The data they store is technical in nature, such as personal preferences, content customization, etc.
The web server doesn't associate you as a person, but rather your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Internet Explorer and then try browsing the same website with Firefox or Chrome, you'll see that the website doesn't recognize you as the same person because it's actually associating the browser, not the individual.
What types of cookies exist?
- cookies : These are the most basic and allow, among other things, knowing when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous user and a registered user are browsing, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic website.
- Analytics cookies
- cookies : They show advertising based on your browsing, country of origin, language, etc.
What are first-party and third-party cookies
First-party cookies are those generated by the page you are visiting, and third-party are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.
What happens if I disable cookies ?
To help you understand the implications of disabling cookies, here are some examples:
- You will not be able to share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social network.
- The website will not be able to adapt the content to your personal preferences, as is usually the case in online stores.
- You will not be able to access the personal area of that website, such as My Account , My Profile , or My Orders .
- Online stores: You will be unable to make online purchases; you will have to make purchases by phone or by visiting the physical store if there is one.
- It will not be possible to customize your geographic preferences such as time zone, currency, or language.
- The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and web traffic, which will make it difficult for the website to be competitive.
- You will not be able to write on the blog, upload photos, post comments, rate or review content. The website will also be unable to determine whether you are a human or an automated application posting spam .
- Targeted advertising will not be allowed, which will reduce the website's advertising revenue.
- All social networks use cookies ; if you disable them, you will not be able to use any social network.
Can cookies ?
Yes. Not only delete, but also block, either generally or specifically for a particular domain.
To delete cookies from a website, you must go to your browser settings, where you can find those associated with the domain in question and proceed to delete them.
Cookie settings for the most popular browsers
Here's how to access a specific cookie Chrome . Note: These steps may vary depending on your browser version.
- Go to Settings or Preferences via the File menu or by clicking the customization icon that appears at the top right.
- You will see different sections, click on the Show advanced options .
- Go to Privacy , Content settings .
- Select All cookies and site data .
- A list will appear with all cookies sorted by domain. To make it easier to find the cookies for a specific domain, enter part or all of the address in the Search cookies .
- After applying this filter, one or more lines will appear on the screen showing the cookies for the requested website. Now you just need to select them and press the X to delete them.
To access the cookie Internet Explorer browser , follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- Go to Tools , Internet Options
- Click on Privacy .
- Move the slider to adjust the desired privacy level.
To access the cookie Firefox browser , follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- Go to Options or Preferences depending on your operating system.
- Click on Privacy .
- In History, choose Use custom settings for history .
- Accept cookies option , you can enable or disable it according to your preferences.
To access the cookie in the Safari browser for OSX, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- Go to Preferences , then Privacy .
- Here you will see the Block cookies so you can adjust the type of blocking you want to perform.
To access the cookie in the Safari browser for iOS, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- Go to Settings , then Safari .
- Go to Privacy and Security Block cookies option so you can adjust the type of blocking you want to perform.
cookie settings Android devices, follow these steps (they may vary depending on your browser version):
- Open the browser and press the Menu , then Settings .
- Go to Security and Privacy , you will see the Accept cookies to enable or disable the checkbox.
cookie settings Windows Phone devices, follow these steps (they may vary depending on your browser version):
- Open Internet Explorer , then More , then Settings
- You can now enable or disable the Allow cookies .
