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'''Local Shared Object (LSO)''' is a [[HTTP cookie|cookie]]-like data entity used by [[Adobe Flash]] Player]].

The player allows web content to read and write LSO data to the computer's local drive on a per-___domain basis<ref>{{web cite| url = http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flash/whitepapers/security.pdf | title = Macromedia Flash MX Security| publisher=[[Adobe_Systems|Adobe]] | date=2002-03-01 | accessdate=2007-12-05}}</ref>. The Local Shared Objects<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/articles/lso/ | title=What are local shared objects?| accessdate=2007-12-05| publisher=[[Adobe_Systems|Adobe]]}}</ref> are available in Flash Players starting from version 6. This technology permits web sites to preserve session state and record user data and behavior<ref name="epic_lso">{{cite web| url=http://www.epic.org/privacy/cookies/flash.html| title=Local Shared Objects -Flash Cookies| publisher=Electronic Privacy Information Center| date=2005-07-21| accessdate=2007-12-05 | publisher=[[Electronic_Privacy_Information_Center|Electronic Privacy Information Center]]}}</ref>.