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What is a Cookie? A cookie is a small file consisting of letters and numbers that will be stored on your computer or other mobile terminal equipment of a user who accesses the Internet. The cookie is installed by request issued by a web server to a browser (eg Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is completely “passive” (does not contain software viruses or spyware and can not access the information on the user’s hard driver). Cookies themselves do not require personal information to be used and, in most cases, do not personally identify internet users. Detailed information about the possibilities and ways of managing cookies can be found in the setup application (web browser). Limiting use of Cookies may affect some functionalities of the web page.
What are Cookies used for? This website uses cookies (both own and from third parties) to provide visitors a much better experience and the navigation services needs and interests of each. They are used in the registration of anonymous statistics that help us understand how a user receives pages of our site; in this way we can bring improved site structure and content, excluding personal identification of the user.
What types of Cookies do we use? Visualoutcasts.ro uses two types of cookies: necessary cookies and third party cookies, Third party cookies: youtube or vimeo videos added to the website, facebook or instagram widgets added to the website. Necessary cookies: pll_language – used to detect the user’s preferred language when accesing the website.
How does www.visualoutcasts.ro use Cookies? Visiting this site may place cookies for the following purposes: site performance Cookies.
Why are Cookies important for the internet? Cookies are the focus of the efficient operation of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience and adapted to each user’s preferences and interests. Refusing or disabling cookies may make some sites impossible to use. Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean you will not receive online advertising – but it will not be able to recognize your preferences and interests, evidenced by browsing behavior. Examples of important uses of cookies (that do not require user authentication through an account):
- Content and services tailored to user preferences – categories of products and services.
- Offers tailored to the interests of users – withholding passwords.
- Withholding child protection filters on Internet content (family mode options, functions Safe Search).
- Limiting the frequency of broadcast commercials – limiting the number of hits an advertisement for a particular user on a website.
- Providing advertising more relevant to users.
- Measurement, optimization and features analytics – such as confirming a certain level of traffic to a website, what type of content is viewed and how a user arrives on a website (eg. Through search engines, directly from other websites etc). The websites develop these analyses to improve their website use for the benefit of users.
Security and problems related to confidentiality. Cookies are not viruses! They use plain text formats type. There are composed of pieces of code, so it can not be enforced neither can auto-run. Consequently, you can not duplicate or replicate on other networks or replica to run again. Because they cannot perform these functions they cannot be considered viruses.
Cookies can still be used for negative purposes. Since they store information about users’ browsing history, both on a particular site, and on many other sites, cookies can be used as a form of Spyware. Many anti-spyware products are aware of this and constantly mark cookies to be deleted in proceedings removal / anti-virus scan / anti-spyware. In general they have integrated browser privacy settings that provide different levels of acceptance of cookies, the validity and erased automatically after the user has visited a particular site.
Other aspects related to Cookie security. Because identity protection is very valuable and represents the right of every Internet user, the problems cookies can create should be known. Because they constantly transmit information in both directions between browser and website, if an attacker or unauthorized person comes in during data transmission, the information contained in the cookie can be intercepted. Although rare, this can happen if the browser connects to a network using unencrypted (ie unsecured WiFi network). Other cookie-based attacks involve wrong settings of cookies on servers. If a website does not require the browser to use only encrypted channels, attackers can use this vulnerability to trick browsers into sending information through unsecured channels. Attackers then use the information for purposes to get unauthorized access to certain sites. It is very important to be careful in choosing the most suitable method of protecting personal information.
Tips for safe and responsible web surfing based on cookies. Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the sites use cookies, they are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies will not allow user access to sites such as YouTube, Gmail, Yahoo and others. Here are some tips to ensure worry-free browsing using cookies:
Customize your cookie browser settings to reflect a level of security.
- If you do not mind the cookies and are the only person you are using your computer, you can set the timeout for long-term storage of browsing history and personal access data.
- If you share access to your computer, you can consider your browser setting to delete individual browsing data every time you close the browser. This is an option to access sites that place cookies and delete any information from visitors browsing session closes.
- Install your applications and constantly update your antispyware software.
Many spyware detection and prevention programs include detecting attacks on sites. This prevents the browser from accessing websites that may be exploiting browser vulnerabilities to download dangerous software. Make sure you keep your browser updated. Many cookies based attacks exploit the weaknesses of the old versions of browsers. Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you enjoy access to the best and largest sites on the Internet – local or international. With a clear understanding of how they operate and the benefits they bring you can take the necessary security measures so that you can surf the Internet with confidence. It is possible to set the browser so that cookies will not be accepted or you can set your browser to accept cookies from a particular site. All modern browsers offer the possibility to change the setting of cookies. These settings are typically found in the “Options” menu or “Preferences” of your browser.
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