Mastodawn

What's the point of cookies? Like, on websites and apps.

What's the point of cookies? Like, on websites and apps. - Lemmy.World

I always reject them, but mostly because I never really understood what their purpose was. Is it to track my info and send me a bunch of emails I don’t want? Do websites even need cookies? Why do they use them?

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venusaur

It’s to identify anonymous people online and track their activities. Eventually you may fill something out and become known and they’ll continue tracking you but as a known entity. Often this is used for marketing, but also for your convenience.