1. Geek Speak: Cookies
By Josefina Hellensberg

2. What is a cookie?
Unlike deliciousoatmeal/raisincookies, computer
cookies are small text based files

3. The cookie variants
Session cookie
Persistent cookie
Secure cookie
HttpOnly cookie
Third-party cookie
Super cookie
Zombie cookie

4. The man behind the cookie
Lou Montulli
Developer for Netscape Communications
Wrote the initial Netscape cookie in 1994

5. What are the pros?
Cookies help personalize web browsing
Saves the user time
Provide customer feedback to businesses

6. What are the cons?
No explicit warning to users that their activity is
being monitored
Privacy concerns

7. …So are cookies good or
bad?
Cookies are mostly good
Certain types and uses of cookies are
considered bad

8. References
http://www.whatarecookies.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDMqw26PHY
U&feature=relmfu
http://www.877geeksonsite.com/computer-repair-
blog/spyware-removal/cookies-the-pros-and-
cons/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie
http://ezinearticles.com/?Computer-Cookies:-
Are-They-Good-or-Bad?&id=82854