Although it may sound as if the device has eaten a tasty treat, the cookies your computer takes in are actually small bits of data that have positive and negative effects on the machine when it ...

Chances are you've gotten notifications from several websites asking for permission to give you cookies. Find out what that means. (Photo: Getty) It's pretty much inevitable now: You visit a website ...

Computers are extremely expensive. Having to invest in a new one of good quality will set you out at least £1000, so you want to know you are getting a good deal. If your computer has begun getting ...

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When you surf the internet - is someone tracking your every move? You may be leaving a trail of your information every time you click on a different Web site. Did you know every time you go on the ...

(TNS) — If you're using the internet, you're bound to run into pop-up messages from websites asking you how you feel about cookies. Not the edible kind that everyone likes, but the software kind that ...

Google’s approach to cookies shouldn’t come as a surprise. It’s been delaying the elimination of cookies for quite some time. This latest move is actually a very clever strategy. Instead of outright ...

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