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Hw to delete cookies or prevent them completely?

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kapalua12

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Jun 20, 2010
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I hate it when web sites know everything about my browsing history and want to know how to delete cookies on a 2014 brand new MBA.

Can anyone help tell me how to keep my browsing history hidden from subsequent websites by preventing cookies on my new MBA 13" ?
 
kapalua12 said:
I hate it when web sites know everything about my browsing history and want to know how to delete cookies on a 2014 brand new MBA.

Can anyone help tell me how to keep my browsing history hidden from subsequent websites by preventing cookies on my new MBA 13" ?
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Click Safari > Private Browsing
You can also select Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Block cookies and other website data > Always
To delete existing cookies, go to Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Remove All Website Data

Be aware that some sites may not function properly or at all without cookies.
 
kapalua12 said:
Would it be more accurate to say we need to worry more about our personal information than ever before?
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What everyone needs to do is make sure and follow your bank accounts, credit and debit cards via the Internet, daily. So many companies have been hacked that are not even telling us. The few you hear about are like the tip of the iceburg.

Worst is that your doctor has digitized all of your medical records which contain all kinds of personal data and uploaded them in the US healthcare database. The is little to no security there.

Best to change your passwords on a regular basis and keep track of your credit.
 
Cookies is nothing.

If you don't sign off from Google every time it tracks what you do, what sites you frequent, what search terms you use, then shoot you ads based on them, at least that's what they say they use them for.

If you disable cookies completely, every time you visit a site, however mundane, you have to sign in every time, so you have to decide whether the stuff you are giving up is private enough in exchange for the convenience.
 
Just turn on Private mode. It will clear everything whenever you close the browser.
 
alphaod said:
Just turn on Private mode. It will clear everything whenever you close the browser.
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We might think so but we do not really know what an iPhone or iPad does in the background. There is so much potential for abuse by the maker or a 3rd party.

I know it sounds paranoid to most but you give up a good bit of your privacy by just having a iPhone on you each day.
 
Mrbobb said:
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If you disable cookies completely, every time you visit a site, however mundane, you have to sign in every time, so you have to decide whether the stuff you are giving up is private enough in exchange for the convenience.
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That's where my 1Password kicks in. A happy trade off for me.
 
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