From data being sent and received in milliseconds to complex algorithms determining what appears on our screens, there's a lot that happens behind the scenes when we browse the web. Cookies are ...

When you use a web browser such as Chrome, the websites you visit create files called cookies. These cookies save and track browsing data but can pile up and slow down site loading times. That’s why ...

Practically every website you visit right now will ask if they can give you cookies. (Photo: Getty) Cookies are an inevitable part of being online. And, while websites giving you cookies is nothing ...

Cookies are small amounts of data sent from a website to a computer. In Windows, most cookies are stored as text files in the logged-on user's Temporary Internet Files folder. Websites use the encoded ...

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 ...

Some instant messenger programs, such as Windwos Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger, create cookies -- small text files that store information about your preferences. These cookies are downloaded and ...