iKidTools2: What's a Cookie?

Zach and Evan ask about cookies -- what are they on the computer? They talk about why they are on the web and that they are connected by companies to track your actions. Zach ask an important question: are cookies good or bad?

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Speaker1: And see these things that keep coming up, do you know what those are? Speaker2: Cookies. Speaker1: Cookies, do you know what Cookies are? Speaker2: I think that taste really good and very sugary, with chocolate chips on there. Speaker1: You know that Cookies are on here? Speaker3: Device that's put on your computer. Speaker1: No, no, no, that's a little piece of code that says you have been here. And then when you come back it says hey you're back. It compares your, I put some new Cookies on this to say you are back. Speaker2: It gets on your nerve, right? Speaker1: No, but it does. They can connect all the Cookies together and figure it where you have been. So other people can start collecting information on you, okay. But meanwhile you could be using a lot of this stuff to get better information on yourself. Speaker2: Is that a good thing or a bad thing? That other people can get information on you. Speaker1: Well advertisers can get information on you. Speaker2: Is that a good thing? Speaker1: Is it? Speaker3: Depends. Speaker1: I don't know, that's why I am asking you. Speaker1: They can provide advertising that's may be a little bit more targeted to you.