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on your Computer. How do I turn my Cookies on?
Netscape 4.X users: Click "Edit" then "Preferences" from the
menu on the browser. Click "Advanced". You should see the settings on the lower
half of the window.
Internet Explorer users: Click "View" then "
Internet Options" from the menu on the browser. Click the "Advanced" tab.
You should see the settings in this window located halfway down under security.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is simply an identifier that consists of a line of text that gets entered into
the memory of your web browser. This text contains information that uniquely identifies you
to our site.
Why do sites use Cookies?
There are many reasons a given site would wish to use cookies. These range from the ability
to personalize information (like on My Yahoo (
www.yahoo.com) or Excite (www.excite.com)
or to help with on-line sales/services (like on Amazon Books (
www.amazon.com) or Microsoft (
www.microsoft.com). Cookies provide us the ability to create an "order" for you. Many
sites use cookies and you may not even know it, reputable companies like: Netscape
(www.netscape.com), CNN
(www.cnn.com), Disney
(www.disney.com), and 1-800-Flowers
(www.1800flowers.com) just to name a
few.
Are Cookies Dangerous to My Computer?
NO. A cookie is a simple piece of text. It cannot be used as a virus, and it cannot
access your hard drive. Your browser (not a programmer) can save cookie values to your hard
disk if it needs to, but that is the limit of the effect on your system.
Are Cookies a Threat to My Privacy?
As with everything else about the Internet, you are only as anonymous as you want to be.
Web servers, in general, allow for the tracking of your surfing habits through log files. A COOKIE ALONE
CANNOT READ YOUR HARD DRIVE TO FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE, YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS, WHAT YOUR INCOME IS, OR WHERE
YOU LIVE. The only way that information could end up in a cookie is if you provide it.
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