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Cookies: A general mechanism in which server side connections can be used to store and retrieve information on the client side of the connection. The main purpose of cookies is to identify users, prepare customized web pages and make the site more personalized and user friendly. For example, the client is freed from retyping a user ID, every time. Sites can also store user preferences on the client. Every time connection is established with the site, those preferences can be supplied by the client. To facilitate this process, customers entering a website are usually asked to fill out a form. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to the web browser which stores it for later use. The next time the customer visits the site, it will be customized. For example, the welcome page may have the user’s name on it. Cookies can be of different types. A session cookie, also called a transient cookie is erased when the user closes the web browser. Session cookies do not collect information from the person’s computer. They are based on session identification, not personal identification. A permanent cookie or a stored cookie is stored on a user’s hard drive until it expires or until the user deletes the cookie. Permanent cookies are used to collect unique information about the user such as web surfing behavior.
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