From data being sent and received in milliseconds to complex algorithms determining what appears on our screens, there's a lot that happens behind the scenes when we browse the web. Cookies are ...

The internet is all about making things easy. Cookies, those tiny files you hear about, play a big role in this. They remember things like your login information and shopping carts, so websites don't ...

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We’ve all been there: You’re chatting with someone on Facebook about something random—say, going to Portugal or making brisket—and then suddenly you start seeing online information and ads about ...

How many times have you experienced this scenario? You go shopping online for a new shirt, speaker or other item. You click on the same one a few times and then decide against it. Suddenly every ...

Your Android phone is probably hoarding a ton of useless data from every website you've ever visited. Sure, some of it is useful, like keeping you logged into your ...