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An HTTP cookie^[2], also known as a web cookie or browser cookie, is a small piece of data stored on a user’s device by their web browser while they are browsing a website^[3]. Cookies are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be used to deliver a personalized web experience. They can remember information about a user’s visit, such as their preferred language and other settings. This makes subsequent visits easier and the site more useful. Cookies play a crucial role in facilitating online activities like online shopping and personalization^[1] of web pages. They also help website owners understand how visitors interact with their sites, enabling them to improve the structure and content. Yet, some types of cookies can pose security^[4] risks, so it’s important for users to be aware of them and know how to manage them.

Terms definitions

1. ↑ personalization. "Personalization" refers to the practice of creating or modifying products, services, or experiences to meet the specific needs or preferences of individual consumers. This concept, which dates back to ancient times, saw a decline during the era of industrialization and mass media, only to bounce back with the emergence of digital technology. Today, personalization is a key trend in various mediums, including print, mobile phones, promotional merchandise, and online platforms, with companies leveraging data and technology to offer tailored experiences. This includes the use of audience demographics, psychographics, behavioural data, and other data standards. Personalization plays a pivotal role in power dynamics, as it can be used to gain economic, political, and social influence. It also has significant social implications, such as the creation of "filter bubbles". Despite its complexity, the ultimate goal of personalization is to deliver offerings that align with individual tastes and habits, thereby enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty.

2. ↑ HTTP cookie ( HTTP cookie )

1 An HTTP cookie is a small piece of data generated by a web server and stored on a user's device by a web browser. These cookies are used to store information and track a user's online activity. They come in various forms, including authentication and tracking cookies. HTTP cookies were first conceptualized by Lou Montulli, drawing inspiration from Unix's 'magic cookie', and the original specification was developed by Netscape in 1994. Cookies can be temporary (session cookies), long-lasting (persistent cookies), secure, or inaccessible to client-side APIs (Http-only cookies). They are instrumental in managing online sessions, personalizing user experiences, and tracking online behavior. However, they come with potential security risks, such as the creation of Supercookies and Zombie cookies. The interaction between a web browser and a server involves the exchange of these cookies, with specific rules and specifications to ensure secure and proper functionality.

2 An HTTP cookie, also known as a web cookie or browser cookie, is a small piece of data stored on a user's device by their web browser while they are browsing a website. Cookies are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be used to deliver a personalized web experience. They can remember information about a user's visit, such as their preferred language and other settings. This makes subsequent visits easier and the site more useful. Cookies play a crucial role in facilitating online activities like online shopping and personalization of web pages. They also help website owners understand how visitors interact with their sites, enabling them to improve the structure and content. Yet, some types of cookies can pose security risks, so it's important for users to be aware of them and know how to manage them.

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Glossary: HTTP cookie

HTTP cookie (Wikipedia)

HTTP cookies (also called web cookies, Internet cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small blocks of data created by a web server while a user is browsing a website and placed on the user's computer or other device by the user's web browser. Cookies are placed on the device used to access a website, and more than one cookie may be placed on a user's device during a session.

Cookies serve useful and sometimes essential functions on the web. They enable web servers to store stateful information (such as items added in the shopping cart in an online store) on the user's device or to track the user's browsing activity (including clicking particular buttons, logging in, or recording which pages were visited in the past). They can also be used to save information that the user previously entered into form fields, such as names, addresses, passwords, and payment card numbers for subsequent use.

Authentication cookies are commonly used by web servers to authenticate that a user is logged in, and with which account they are logged in. Without the cookie, users would need to authenticate themselves by logging in on each page containing sensitive information that they wish to access. The security of an authentication cookie generally depends on the security of the issuing website and the user's web browser, and on whether the cookie data is encrypted. Security vulnerabilities may allow a cookie's data to be read by an attacker, used to gain access to user data, or used to gain access (with the user's credentials) to the website to which the cookie belongs (see cross-site scripting and cross-site request forgery for examples).

Tracking cookies, and especially third-party tracking cookies, are commonly used as ways to compile long-term records of individuals' browsing histories — a potential privacy concern that prompted European and U.S. lawmakers to take action in 2011. European law requires that all websites targeting European Union member states gain "informed consent" from users before storing non-essential cookies on their device.

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HTTP cookie
An HTTP cookie is a small piece of data generated by a web server and stored on a user's device by a web browser. These cookies are used to store information and track a user's online activity. They come in various forms, including authentication and tracking cookies. HTTP cookies were first conceptualized by Lou Montulli, drawing inspiration from Unix's 'magic cookie', and the original specification was developed by Netscape in 1994. Cookies can be temporary (session cookies), long-lasting (persistent cookies), secure, or inaccessible to client-side APIs (Http-only cookies). They are instrumental in managing online sessions, personalizing user experiences, and tracking online behavior. However, they come with potential security risks, such as the creation of Supercookies and Zombie cookies. The interaction between a web browser and a server involves the exchange of these cookies, with specific rules and specifications to ensure secure and proper functionality.

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