geek speak: cookies

Geek Speak: CookiesBy Josefina Hellensberg

What is a cookie?Unlike delicious oatmeal/raisin cookies, computer cookies are small text based files

The cookie variantsSession cookiePersistent cookieSecure cookieHttpOnly cookieThird-party cookieSuper cookieZombie cookie

The man behind the cookie

Lou MontulliDeveloper for Netscape CommunicationsWrote the initial Netscape cookie in 1994

What are the pros?Cookies help personalize web browsingSaves the user timeProvide customer feedback to businesses

What are the cons?No explicit warning to users that their activity is being monitoredPrivacy concerns

…So are cookies good or bad?

Cookies are mostly goodCertain types and uses of cookies are considered bad

Referenceshttp://www.whatarecookies.com/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDMqw26PHYU&feature=relmfuhttp://www.877geeksonsite.com/computer-repair-blog/spyware-removal/cookies-the-pros-and-cons/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookiehttp://ezinearticles.com/?Computer-Cookies:-Are-They-Good-or-Bad?&id=82854