Cookies are small text files stored on your device by websites that you visit. They help in improving the user experience by storing information about your preferences and activities on the website. However, some cookies, called tracking cookies, are designed to track your activity across websites and serve targeted ads. In this article, we will discuss how to remove tracking cookies from your browser.
Here are the steps to remove tracking cookies from popular browsers:
- Google Chrome: a. Open Chrome and click on the three dots on the top right corner. b. Click on ‘Settings’ and scroll down to ‘Privacy and security’. c. Click on ‘Clear browsing data’ and select ‘All time’ as the time range. d. Check the box next to ‘Cookies and other site data’. e. Click on ‘Clear data’ to remove the cookies.
- Mozilla Firefox: a. Open Firefox and click on the three horizontal lines on the top right corner. b. Click on ‘Options’ and go to the ‘Privacy & Security’ section. c. Under the ‘Cookies and Site Data’ section, click on ‘Manage Data’. d. Search for the website(s) that you want to remove tracking cookies for. e. Click on ‘Remove Selected’ to delete the cookies.
- Safari: a. Open Safari and click on ‘Safari’ from the menu bar. b. Click on ‘Preferences’ and go to the ‘Privacy’ tab. c. Click on ‘Manage Website Data’. d. Search for the website(s) that you want to remove tracking cookies for. e. Click on ‘Remove’ to delete the cookies.
- Microsoft Edge: a. Open Edge and click on the three horizontal dots on the top right corner. b. Click on ‘Settings’ and go to the ‘Privacy, search, and services’ section. c. Click on ‘Choose what to clear’ under the ‘Clear browsing data’ section. d. Check the box next to ‘Cookies and other site data’. e. Click on ‘Clear now’ to remove the cookies.
It is important to note that removing cookies may log you out of websites and erase your saved preferences. However, it will also help in protecting your privacy and preventing advertisers from tracking your activity across the web.
