Why are supercookies dangerous?

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Despite the similar names, we are talking about other cookies. They come in two types. Let's look at each of them in more detail.

Flash Cookies/LSOs (Local Shared Objects)
They store information identical to that contained in simple cookies. The difference is that super cookies can save data to different parts of the hard drive. Therefore, other actions are restaurants email list required to delete them.

Flash cookies are used in video PR, which contain useful information for advertisers, including remembering at what second the user stopped watching the video.

Flash cookies can be dangerous for personal information. The standard deletion procedure does not work for such files, so they remain on the device and record all your actions on the Internet.

ISP Super Cookies
While Flash Cookies are very similar to regular cookies, ISP super cookies are fundamentally different from them, as they are stored not on the user's device, but on the provider's servers. They are added to data packets every time a user visits a web page.

These files pose a real threat to personal information. They contain UIDH (Unique Identifier Headers), which allow the provider to recognize all devices connected to its network. Super cookies of this type track users' activity on the Internet.

Providers are obliged to satisfy the desire of computer device owners to refuse the transmission of personal data via supercookies. Failure to provide such an opportunity may result in a fine.

ISP Super Cookies

Ways to Remove Super Cookies
It is not possible to get rid of them manually; you will have to use special tools.

Activate Flash Player in your browser by clicking on the message "Click to enable Adobe Flash Player".

A panel with several tabs will appear. You need to click on the second one on the right in the form of a yellow folder with a green arrow. Then click the mouse on the button "Delete all sites", as a result of which all cookies stored on your computer will disappear.

Next, click on the second tab on the left with the image of a globe, a yellow folder, and a green arrow. Move the slider all the way to the left (“No”) and check the box next to “Never ask again.” Then you need to deactivate the other two options to protect your device from further Flash Cookies.

A VPN won't stop regular cookies from being installed on your computer, and it won't remove flash cookies. But it will prevent ISP supercookies from compromising your internet connection.

This is possible due to traffic encryption. ISPs will not be able to add tracking headers to your connection. Those super cookies that are already tracking your device will not be able to continue their spying activities.