COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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remember their details, such as their name or login details, each time they visit
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hack their private documents stored on a computer
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delete their browsing history of their website
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remember every website visited so that the company can sell the data
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Detailed explanation-1: -The single most important job of a cookie is to keep a user logged in as they browse from page to page. A user’s browsing history becomes part of a database which the website then uses to improve the customer experience.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: If a website uses a cookie, or a browser contains the cookie, then every time you visit that website, the browser transfers the cookie to that website. This stored cookie which contains all your personal data about that website can be stolen away by attackers using malware or trojans. 8.
Detailed explanation-3: -Personalization. Cookies can be used to remember information about the user in order to show relevant content to that user over time. For example, a web server might send a cookie containing the username that was last used to log into a website, so that it may be filled in automatically the next time the user logs in.
Detailed explanation-4: -Session cookies are also known as transient cookies or per-session cookies. Session cookies store information while the user is visiting the website. These cookies are deleted once the user closes the session. Persistent cookies are stored for a specific length of time.