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cookies
Why do web sites send so many cookies?
I have my browser set to notify me of cookies, and on some sites, I'm clicking "refuse" like 10 or 12 times before I can view the page.
I have lots blocked, but it seems that each site sends its own cookies in addition to those of the ads.
Ugh.
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Cookies, in my opinion, are a deprecated technology.. Cookies were created because HTTP is a stateless protocol; it can't remember who you are between the times you visit a site. Cookies solve the problem by storing stuff on your local hard-disk. This information is then passed to the site each time you visit it. It can use the saved information to customise content.
Sites tend to store user profiles to in databases these days. Any site that doesn't is a bit silly :)
I suggest you block all cookies :)
Simon.
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The best thing is to block cookies from the domains of the advertisers at least, as in doubleclick.net or others. Cookies make web browsing easier by remembering certain things about you. If you turn a certain preference off on a site's page, a cookie can make it so it remains off every time you visit the site again, for instance.
If you are very security conscious, you could block cookies for all sites and then add trusted sites to the list of ones that are unblocked. In Internet Explorer, click on tools...internet options, and then the privacy tab. Set the bar to "high." Then whenever you get to a site you want to allow, click on the edit button at the bottom of that window and add the site's domain.
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Cookies are the best way to track a user across pages, and most users don't even notice them. When a user visits this page, for instance, I try to set a cookie with a unique session ID, so if they log in they won't have to log in again on every page. If they don't accept cookies I have to add the session ID to the end of every URL, making for some pretty messy URLs.
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