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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
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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