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{{Further|Web tracking}}
During the course of browsing, [[HTTP cookie|cookies]] received from various [[website]]s are stored by the browser. Some of them contain login credentials or site preferences.<ref name="tom's guide">{{cite web |title=Tracking Cookies: What They Are, and How They Threaten Your Privacy |date=16 September 2013 |url=https://www.tomsguide.com/us/-tracking-cookie-definition,news-17506.html |publisher=Tom's Guide |access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> However, others are used for tracking user behavior over long periods of time, so browsers typically provide a section in the menu for deleting cookies.<ref name="tom's guide"/> Some browsers have more proactive protection against cookies and trackers that limit their functionality and ability to track user behaviour.<ref>{{cite web | title=Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop | website=Mozilla Support | date=2024-11-26 | url=https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop?as=u&utm_source=inproduct | ref={{sfnref|Mozilla Support|2024}} | access-date=2025-03-23}}</ref> Finer-grained management of cookies usually requires a [[browser extension]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alternatives to Cookie AutoDelete extension |url=https://alternativeto.net/software/cookie-autodelete/ |publisher=AlternativeTo |access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> [[telemetry (software)|Telemetry]] data is [[data collection|collected]] by most popular web browsers,
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