2009-02-16

Clear Your Browser's Cookies


How to Clear Your Browser's Cookies(3)


Tips


1.It is a good idea to clear your browser's cookies on a regular basis.


2.You can disable or restrict cookies through the sections above. This is recommended for security reasons, but will render some sites inoperable. It is possible to only allow cookies for sites that you specify.


3.It is a good time to clear your browser's cache while you are clearing the cookies. The cache stores information, images, and web pages on your computer for quick and easy access. Hackers can obtain crippling financial information from your cache if you're not careful.


Warnings


1.Deleting cookies often means that you will have to re-login to sites that you have specified to automatically keep you logged in. This is not necessarily so if you have set your browser to save your password instead.


2.Not deleting cookies regularly allows companies and advertisers more about you than you may wish them to.


3.The use of Internet Explorer may help lead to identity theft, because it allows the use of ActiveX controls. While not directly related to cookies, ActiveX controls pose an immediate threat to Windows users that visit websites that use ActiveX controls to exploit security flaws in Internet Explorer. Experts reccommend more secure browsers, such as Firefox or Opera.



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