Nowadays, cookies have become almost as commonplace on the Web as images or tables. And they do all kinds of stuff: They help Web designers manage user information (by storing it between site visits) and decrease the amount of overhead necessary to keep track of user information, like usernames, encrypted passwords, form variables, and shopping cart information. And they also make things easier on users by eliminating the need to log on to a site every time they visit, or making it easy to personalize content on sites. (One man's trash is another man's treasure, and now neither of them need see the other one's useless drivel.) |