Caitlin Sarian explains how website cookies work: small text files that let sites remember you and your preferences. They're convenient for saving form entries and settings, but also track your behavior for marketing. Allow them on sites you use often like Amazon, deny them on ones you rarely visit.
So what are website cookies? I want an actual cookie. Website cookies are small pieces of text that are sent to your browser by the website. They basically help websites remember who you are, information about why you're there. Now it's great when you go to the same website and you don't want to fill in the same things over and over again. Or the website already knows your preferences, makes life so easy. But on the other hand, used for marketing purposes now you might realize that whenever you go to websites, a lot of times there's a little pop up that asks if you're allowing cookies. Most of us just click yes and move on. But something you should realize, if you don't go to that website often, I would press no. Try to limit the data that the websites have on you. If you use that website religiously, like Amazon, maybe allow the cookie. But just be mindful that every time you're accepting cookies, you're allowing that website to track what you do like and follow. For more online cybersecurity tips.
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