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An HTTP cookie, also called a tracking cookie, is a piece of text sent by an accessed server to the accessing browser. From then on, every time the browser accesses the server again, that particular cookie is sent back, in a way to "identify" the browser and its past behavior. Cookies are often used by online shopping sites to keep track of the browser's (and therefore potentially the user's) shopping habits and to better suggest items that the user may also be interested in purchasing. Depending on which server the cookie belongs to, a cookie may contain sensitive information. However, cookies may be read (and the information stored in them "stolen") by malware.

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