What is a cookie??
A cookie is a file of text harmless It is stored in your browser when you visit almost any web page. The utility of the cookie is that the web is capable of remember their visit when back to navigate by that page. Although many people not it knows them cookies you are using from makes 20 years, When it appeared the first browsers for the World Wide Web.
What is a cookie??
It is not a virus, or a Trojan, a worm, not spam, or spyware, or open windows pop up.
What information stored one cookie?
The cookies not typically store information sensitive about you, as cards of credit or data bank, photographs, your DNI or information personal, etc. The data that stored are of character technical, personal preferences, content customization, etc.
The web server does not associate you as a person if your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Internet Explorer and try to browse the same web with Firefox or Chrome you will see that the web does not realize that you are the same person because you are actually associating the browser, not the person.
What kind of cookies exist?
- Cookies techniques: They are the most basic and allow, among other things, know when you are browsing a human or an automated application, when an anonymous user navigates and one registered, basic tasks for running any dynamic web.
- Cookies analysis: Collect information on the type of navigation being done, most used sections, Find a product, timeslot of use, language, etc.
- Cookies advertising: Show advertising based on browsing, their country of origin, language, etc.
What are the cookies own and third?
The own cookies They are generated by the page you are visiting and third They are generated by external service providers such as Facebook or, Twitter, Google, etc.
What if I turn off the cookies?
To understand the scope that may have disable cookies we show some examples:
- You can not share content of this site in Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
- The web site will not adapt content to your personal preferences, as often happens in online stores.
- You can not access this area staff web, for example My account, O My profile O My orders.
- Online stores: It will be impossible to buy online, They will have to be telephone or by visiting the physical store if you have one.
- It not is possible to customize your geographic preferences as time zone, currency or language.
- The website can not perform web analytics about visitors and web traffic, which will hinder the competitive web.
- You can not write on the blog, you can not upload photos, post comments, assess or rate content. The web may not know whether you are a human or an automated application that publishes spam.
- No advertising may show sectioned, which will reduce advertising revenue of the web.
- All social networks use cookies, if the disabled can not use any social network.
Can I remove cookies?
Yes. Not only remove, also block, general or particular to a specific domain.
To remove cookies a website must go to your browser settings and there you can find the associated domain in question and proceed to its elimination.
Configuring cookies polulares for more browsers
Here's how to access a cookie particular browser Chrome. Note: These steps may vary depending on the browser version:
- Go to Settings or Preferences via the File menu or by clicking the icon customization that appears top right.
- You will see different sections, click the option Show Advanced Options.
- Go to Privacy, Content settings.
- Select All cookies and data sites.
- a list appears with all cookies sorted domain. To make it easier to find cookies enter a particular domain or part of the address in the field Search cookies.
- After making this filter one or more lines appear on the screen cookies the web requested. Now just select it and press the X to proceed to their elimination.
To access settings cookies browser Internet Explorer follow these steps (They may vary depending on the browser version):
- Go to Tools, Internet Options
- Click on Privacy.
- Move the slider to adjust the level of privacy you want.
To access settings cookies browser Firefox follow these steps (They may vary depending on the browser version):
- Go to options O preferences your operating system.
- Click on Privacy.
- In Record choose Use custom settings for history.
- You will now see the option accept cookies, You can turn on or off according to your preferences.
To access settings cookies browser Safari para OSX follow these steps (They may vary depending on the browser version):
- Go to preferences, then Privacy.
- Here you will see the option block cookies to fit the type of lock you want to perform.
To access settings cookies browser Safari for iOS follow these steps (They may vary depending on the browser version):
- Go to settings, then Safari.
- Go to Privacy & Security, you will see the option block cookies to fit the type of lock you want to perform.
To access settings cookies browser for devices Android follow these steps (They may vary depending on the browser version):
- Run the browser and press Menu, then settings.
- Go to Security and Privacy, you will see the option accept cookies to check or uncheck the box.
To access settings cookies browser for devices Windows Phone follow these steps (They may vary depending on the browser version):
- Abra Internet Explorer, then Plus, then Configuration
- Now you can enable or disable the box allow cookies.
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