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should I be concerned that personal info may be stored in cookies on my system?

  • February 26, 2016
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when i did an analysis of my system it sais my personal info may be contained in cookies on my system. Should this concern me?

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superssjdan
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  • February 26, 2016
Hello,and welcome to the Webroot Community.
 
 
Cookies are typically nothing to worry about.Here is a good read for some general information on cookies http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
 
Also,you are protected by many Webroot technologies such as Identity Shield should malware attempt to exfiltrate any personal information that may be stored in a cookie.Take a deep breath and rest easy.