Not all tracking cookies are created equal, and as Google just reminded
us, neither are the ways in which your browser handles them. Here's what
the five major browsers do for your cookie 'problem.'
Google's latest public display of cookie addiction revealed that while the ad side of Google enthusiastically embraces third-party cookies, the browser division is more hesitant. Here's how the five major browsers--
Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera--protect you from those third-party tracking cookies.
But first: what's a tracking cookie? And why are they so important as a component of your online privacy? A tracking cookie can be used to follow people around the Web as they jump from site to site. Though your IP address or your HTTP request header's referral field can also be used to accomplish this, in part, tracking cookies allow for more accurate tracks. More Read
Google's latest public display of cookie addiction revealed that while the ad side of Google enthusiastically embraces third-party cookies, the browser division is more hesitant. Here's how the five major browsers--
Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera--protect you from those third-party tracking cookies.
But first: what's a tracking cookie? And why are they so important as a component of your online privacy? A tracking cookie can be used to follow people around the Web as they jump from site to site. Though your IP address or your HTTP request header's referral field can also be used to accomplish this, in part, tracking cookies allow for more accurate tracks. More Read
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