Although a code in the cookie file enables the site to label a particular user, it does not identify the user's name or address unless such information is provided automatically by the user's browser. In Internet Explorer, choose view, Internet options, content and edit profile. Cookies are basically harmless but, despite that, they frighten people. No one wants an intruder in the home. Maybe that is why newer versions of browser software let users decide whether they want to receive cookies.
Some programs notify users when a Web site is about to deposit a cookie.
The nice thing about cookies is that they personalize a Web site when the user visits often. She can type in the city's name, check off the box requesting that the information be saved and a cookie will be placed on her computer's hard drive. Now, every morning Susan has the convenience of getting the weather in Collegeville with just one click. To learn how to check for and edit cookies on a computer, click here . How files and programs are sent and received between Web sites and computers is crucial to security.