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# [What Is a Cookie? Why Websites Remember You (And When They Shouldn't)](https://itsmeminsithu.hashnode.dev/what-is-a-cookie-why-websites-remember-you-and-when-they-shouldn-t?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A tiny note your browser keeps for a website — handy for staying logged in, less handy when it follows you home

3h ago · 6 min read · itsmeminsithu.hashnode.dev  
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