As you have probably deduced from the above, the way websites remember you and keep you logged in your profile is via cookies. Examples are remembering what data you have entered in various form fields (name, user name, password, e-mail address, street address, city, country, etc.), what pages you have visited, what links you have clicked, what settings you have made, and so on. This is achieved by recording information about you, your preferences, and activities. That’s why it’s important to know what role they play in your browsing experience.Ĭookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or web cookies) are small files that are created on your computer by a website the first time you visit it and are used to identify you to make browsing said website more convenient and consistent. While surfing the Internet, your browser will “eat” a lot of cookies and store your browsing history. First, let’s take a look at what browser (tracking) cookies are: Removing tracking cookies on Windows 10 and your Android phone helps you to protect your privacy, free up space on your PC, and increase your computers speed performance. It is advisable for you to also know exactly what cookies and browsing history are. Both cookies and browsing history are used to improve your Internet browsing experience.

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