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Cookies: Are

files that are designed to hold a

modest amount of data specific to a particular client. This allows the server to deliver

a page tailored to a particular user, or the page itself can contain some

script which is aware of the data in the cookie.

They are useful because they help:

Track user preferences

Authentication

Analyse data

Data that a User supplies to an organisation:

IP Address

Email*

Name*

Banking Details*

*Possible depending on the site visited

Reasons and Benefits for the User:

*Depending on the site*

Can use the functions

Online shopping

Email use

Reasons and Benefits for the Server:

Feedback

Improving functionality

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