From 4eb738320c2a3e62867b16d44604672ed664cb3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ekaterina Gerasimova Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 23:18:49 +0100 Subject: Add help for cookie pref and data --- help/C/cookies.xml | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ help/C/data-cookies.page | 35 ++++++++++++++-------------- help/C/pref-cookies.page | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) create mode 100644 help/C/cookies.xml create mode 100644 help/C/pref-cookies.page (limited to 'help/C') diff --git a/help/C/cookies.xml b/help/C/cookies.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e1bd44006 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/cookies.xml @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ + + + + + + + + + Ekaterine Gerasimova + kittykat3756@gmail.com + 2013 + + + + + + What are cookies? + + + Kat +

I am assuming that our average reader will not know what a cookie is, so + this is included in both data-cookies and pref-cookies.

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A browser cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and + stored on your computer while you are browsing a website. When the you + return to the same website in the future, the data stored in the cookie can + be retrieved by the website to notify the website of your previous activity. + Cookies are a common method used by web servers to know whether you are + logged in to an account on a specific website or not.

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diff --git a/help/C/data-cookies.page b/help/C/data-cookies.page index 27d7b00d8..34b88a00f 100644 --- a/help/C/data-cookies.page +++ b/help/C/data-cookies.page @@ -5,46 +5,47 @@ - - + + Ekaterine Gerasimova kittykat3756@gmail.com 2013 - + - What are cookies? + How do I delete a cookie if I don't want a website to track me anymore? - What are cookies? + Delete a cookie -

A browser cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored - in Web while you are browsing a website. When the you return to - the same website in the future, the data stored in the cookie can be - retrieved by the website to notify the website of your previous activity. - Cookies are a common method used by web servers to know whether you are - logged in to an account on a specific website or not.

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If you no longer want a specific website to track you, you can check if it + left a cookie and delete it.

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Open WebPersonal + DataCookies.

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Select the cookies that you want to delete.

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Press Remove.

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You can also delete all of your cookies using the + Clear button.

diff --git a/help/C/pref-cookies.page b/help/C/pref-cookies.page new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bdf2287e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/pref-cookies.page @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ + + + + + + + + + Ekaterine Gerasimova + kittykat3756@gmail.com + 2013 + + + + + + Chose which websites to accept cookies from. + + + Set cookie preference + + + + +

You can specify whether you want to accept cookies and from which + websites.

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Open + WebPreferencesPrivacy.

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Select whether you want to accept cookies from all websites, only from + websites which you have visited or to not accept any cookies.

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You should normally use Only from sites you visit because this + option allows you to log into your accounts on most websites while preventing + websites that you have not visited from leaving cookies.

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If you chose to accept cookies from All websites, then websites + that you have not visited will be able to leave third party cookies. + Third party cookies are often used by advertisers and social media websites + to track your activity across websites and offer targeted content. Note that + some websites, such as Outlook.com, use third party cookies to monitor + whether you are logged in.

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If you Never accept cookies, you may have trouble logging into + your accounts on some websites.

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