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Video: Managing Cookies in Chrome Browser

Posted on 07. Mar, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey in Tips, Videos

I came across this Google video today and found it useful. Cookies are an important element in the overall web browsing experience as they allow you to have settings saved on your favorite websites by storing some of your preferences. Plus, this video actually shows you how to create exceptions for cookies on particular sites if you were inclined to do so. To get a broad sense about cookies and how to manage them in Chrome browser, check out this clip:

It’s done pretty quickly in the example provided here, but you can get to your cookies settings by going to the Options menu and then from the Under the Hood Tab you can select the Content Settings button at the top.

There used to be a lot of concern over cookies and what kind of information is actually stored, but the reality is that since sites are no longer static pages having cookies is helpful. Cookies are almost necessary now so that you can avoid performing repetitive tasks on the web. There still are some privacy concerns, but most websites that are reputable have strong privacy policies and are in business to provide the end user with a good web experience.

Google has some pretty strongly worded privacy statements as well, however I think some of that is a direct response to the media’s reaction in regards to how much they actually know about internet users. Paying attention to their actions as opposed to their words is a key factor in this realm. Here’ s to hoping that they remain committed to doing the right thing as they continue to become ever more omnipresent.

Tags: Chrome browser, cookies, Google, privacy, security