Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Cookies and Cache

I always wondered what exactly cookies and the cache are. I knew cookies had to do with visiting certain cites, but I didn't know your computer remembers information from each page you visit. I never took the time to research cookies and cache myself, but now I don't have to. I will now be more aware of both when it comes to my computer's internet privacy settings.

1 comment:

Mary Ann and Doug said...

There was a report in the Wall Street Journal of Oct. 25 (Monday) that certain folks can identify users by name and by combining off line data, can identify political leanings, income, preferences (e.g, for Coke over Pepsi or vice versa), etc. Scary....