"Cookies are small files that web pages save to your device. They contain info meant to enhance the user experience, especially for frequently visited websites. This can include remembering your login information and preferred news categories or text size. Or they can help shopping sites suggest items based on your browsing history. Advertisers can track your browsing behaviour through cookies to show targeted ads."
"There are many types, but one way to categorise cookies is based on how long they stick around. Session cookies are only created temporarily - to track items in your shopping cart, for example. Once a browser session is inactive for a period of time or closed, these cookies are automatically deleted. Persistent cookies are stored for longer periods and can identify you - saving your login details so you can quickly access your email, for example."
Cookies are small files stored on devices that enable websites to remember logins, preferences, cart contents, and other user-specific data. Session cookies are temporary and expire when a browsing session ends. Persistent cookies remain for days to years and can identify users across visits, saving preferences and login details. Websites present consent pop-ups offering options such as "accept all" or "reject all", with essential cookies required for basic functionality. Non-essential cookies enable personalization and advertiser tracking to serve targeted ads. Accepting non-essential cookies increases tracking and personalization; rejecting them reduces tracking but can limit convenience and some site features.
Read at The Independent
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