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Learn about cookies, small data stored in user's devices by online services. Understand security risks, such as data collection, modification, and impersonation, with tips for protection. For more details, visit http://www.enisa.europa.eu/act/it/library/pp/cookies/?searchterm=cookies
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About cookies • Cookies are small information items sored in user’s PCs and used widely by online service providers in order to: run their services, capture user preferences. • What are the security concerns? • Collection of private information on user preferences, visited sites, statistics • Modify information (e.g. search results) • Impersonating users leading to malicious logon into accounts (e.g. banking, e-mail, etc.) • For more details please visit: • http://www.enisa.europa.eu/act/it/library/pp/cookies/?searchterm=cookies