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  2. What are cookies exactly? Cybersecurity experts break it down

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    "Authentication cookies, for example, allow a user who logs into a website to click and view multiple pages on the site without having to re-authenticate each time he or she tries to access ...

  3. HTTP cookie - Wikipedia

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    HTTP cookies (also called web cookies, Internet cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small blocks of data created by a web server while a user is browsing a website and placed on the user's computer or other device by the user's web browser. Cookies are placed on the device used to access a website, and more than one cookie may be ...

  4. Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Technologies - AOL Privacy

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    Beacons can be used, among other things, to count the users who visit a Web page or read an email, or to deliver a cookie to the browser of a user viewing a Web page or email. Device Fingerprinting Device fingerprinting refers to technologies that use details about your device and browser in order to recognize your device or browser over time.

  5. Enable cookies in your web browser - AOL Help

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    A cookie is a small piece of data stored on your computer by your web browser. With cookies turned on, the next time you return to a website, it will remember things like your login info, your site preferences, or even items you placed in a virtual shopping cart! • Enable cookies in Firefox • Enable cookies in Chrome

  6. Clear cache on a web browser - AOL Help

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    A browser's cache stores temporary website files which allows the site to load faster in future sessions. This data will be recreated every time you visit the webpage, though at times it can become corrupted.

  7. Cross-site request forgery - Wikipedia

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    The web server will not be able to identify the forgery because the request was made by a user that was logged in, and submitted all the requisite cookies. Cross-site request forgery is an example of a confused deputy attack against a web browser because the web browser is tricked into submitting a forged request by a less privileged attacker.

  8. Session hijacking - Wikipedia

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    After successfully stealing appropriate session cookies an adversary might use the Pass the Cookie technique to perform session hijacking. Cookie hijacking is commonly used against client authentication on the internet. Modern web browsers use cookie protection mechanisms to protect the web from being attacked. [1]

  9. Search engine privacy - Wikipedia

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    Google, founded in 1998, is the most widely used search engine, receiving billions and billions of search queries every month. [8] Google logs all search terms in a database along with the date and time of search, browser and operating system, IP address of user, the Google cookie, and the URL that shows the search engine and search query. [10]