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{{Short description|Adobe Flash data stored on a
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A '''local shared object''' ('''LSO'''), commonly called a '''Flash cookie''' (due to its similarity with an [[HTTP cookie]]), is a piece of data that websites that use [[Adobe Flash]] may store on a user's computer. Local shared objects have been used by all versions of [[Flash Player]] (developed by Macromedia, which was later acquired by [[Adobe Systems]]) since version 6.<ref name="adobe-lso">{{cite web
|url = https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/articles/lso/
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Flash cookies, which can be stored or retrieved whenever a user accesses a page containing a Flash application, are a form of local storage. Similar to cookies, they can be used to store user preferences, save data from [[Flash game]]s, or track users' Internet activity.<ref>
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As with HTTP cookies, local shared objects can be used by websites to collect information on how people navigate them, although users have taken steps to restrict data collection.<ref name="networkworld">{{cite news
|url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/081109-study-adobe-flash-cookies-pose.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/
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|title=Study: Adobe Flash cookies pose vexing privacy questions
|work=[[Network World]]
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|first = Tanzina
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|author-link = Tanzina Vega
|date = 2010-09-21
|access-date = 2011-05-05
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