Computer Privacy and Information Security While Shopping Online

photo: Gabriella Fabbri

While you're trying to save the earth by buying eco-friendly gifts this Christmas, you may also be trying to save on your fuel  consumption by doing a lot of your gift shopping online. Did you ever wonder why the ads that pop up seem to be targeted directly at you? Do you wonder why most of the ads at certain sites are local?

Did you ever wonder what happens to all that information you give marketing websites?

Browser cookies make it convenient to find items and purchase them online, but you have to enter a lot of private information. If you delete all of the browser cookies each time you shut down the browser, all the information must be entered on your next visit to the website.

Understanding browser cookies and how they affect computer security and computer privacy will allow you to make the right choices about your information security. Read my full article.