Cookies contain data and information specific to an internet user. Cookies are commonly used for website analytics and data sharing between platforms. Once you load a website, you’re sending information to the browser and accordingly creating a cookie.
Cookies live in the directories of browsers on computers. They are stored as text files and typically contain two different types of information:
- site name; and
- user ID.
By allowing a cookie sender to use cookies on your system, a server automatically sends a cookie to your browser. Consequently, the browser returns the cookie every time you accesses the same server. This information allows a server to tailor and deliver pages to the specific user. The information carries over from one website to the next.