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Small files sent by sites, used by web browsers, to keep your session or preferences for next time.

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What do cookie warnings mean by "Legitimate Interest"?

I've had to decline/accept cookies for a while now. But something I've noticed on a handful of websites are now suggesting that the cookies have 'legitimate interest'? I have a legitimate interest in ...
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Why won't Chrome delete all my cookies when I quit?

Using the latest Google Chrome on Windows 10, Kubuntu 18.04 (Version 88.0.4324.146 (Official Build) (64-bit)) and a Chromebook (Chrome OS 88 stable) I have the same problem. I've configured Chrome to ...
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How to limit cookies of a domain only to that specific domain?

I'm using the new Edge browser, I have added only a couple of websites' cookies to be kept after browser closes and the rest are deleted. YouTube.com and Google.com cookies are among the ones that I ...
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Is there any way to whitelist specific cookies in a browser?

Is there any way to whitelist specific cookies when browsing? I know some things (chromium's built-in settings, umatrix) allow you to generally block cookies, and whitelist certain domains, but not ...
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Browser cookies inspector

In developer tools in FF under Storage, and in Chrome under Application->storage, I can see eg. cookies that is saved on a particular domain. But I must visit the domain to see all the data the ...
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What security can cookies give to my website?

I am a beginner PHP programmer and wanting to continue learning everything that catches my attention, I analyze it until I understand it. I recently came across about 2 pages online, a store and a ...
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RFC6265, cookie can track the user between two sites, HOW is it possible?

In RFC 6265 Section 7.1, it says: Particularly worrisome are so-called "third-party" cookies. In rendering an HTML document, a user agent often requests resources from other servers (...
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Is there any way to permanently retain specific cookies, when deleting all cookies on Chrome?

I am wanting to be able to delete all cookies with one button click, or even a hotkey would be better, while not deleting certain commonly used websites' cookies. More specifically, I want to save the ...
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Problems with cookies and TortoiseSVN

I use Google Chrome and I'm constantly logged off from my Google Account, but also from other websites. The other problem is that also my TortoiseSVN installation lose its user/password setting. I ...
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Don't Save Session Cookies and Cache in Incognito Chrome

Ok basically I'm using wordpress to make a website, and so I'd like to use Incognito mode to view the website as the visitor would see it (so I don't have to log off and then log back on to edit again)...
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How to import/export chrome data without any 3rd party applications/extensions?

Is there any way to import/export Google Chrome cookies from one browser or session without any third party applications? All the methods I searched involved usage of a third party extension or tool.
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Browser cookies being (selectively) reset unexpectedly

I think some browser cookies are being unexpectedly reset. How do I prevent this or figure out what is happening? I changed some settings on a few web apps. The changed settings stick for a while, but ...
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How to delete individual cookies from Firefox in Privacy Mode?

Firefox' official support states states that individual cookies can be deleted using the padlock at the left of the address bar or by the global Manage Data setting. However, when Firefox is set to ...
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How to import cookies from Safari to Chrome using a custom Chrome extension

I would like to import my cookies for a specific website from Safari to Chrome. I am currently following this answer. The main problem I'm having is I do not know how to indicate which cookies I would ...
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How to block the annoying “Before you continue” popup on Google?

Before it was possible to use Google with cookies disabled, or with extension Cookie-AutoDelete or something similar. For some weeks, this is gone. After each cookie deletion, I receive a popup that I ...
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