“Malware” is short for “malicious software.” Malware is typically installed on a user’s device for the purpose of stealing personal information.
Question: How do you know your device has malware? Such as a phone or tablet.
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Clear cookies from your browser.
Question: I have done this before in the past to free up space on computer, but I still see popups related to searches even if I clear my cache and cookies. Are the cookies always going to generate personal ads based on what I searched even if cleared?
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Cookies—small pieces of data with a unique ID placed on your device by websites—are online tracking tools that enable this to happen. Cookies can store your website-specific browsing behaviour and any site-specific customization
Comment: I never really considered cookies to be the reason why I see relevant topics on other websites. For example, when I google something and then two minutes later see it on my tiktok I always joke "our phones can hear us" but no, it's actually us looking it up and the cookies generating it across platforms.
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