Question of the Day
• What kind of information about my computer can be collected by web sites?
When you surf the Internet, web sites collect and record usage information about your computer such as your IP address, browser type, configuration of a browser (display resolution, color depth, java / javascript support, etc.), operating system you are using, web pages last visited. Some of this information, for example browser type, operating system, etc. automatically comes from your browser. Other information, for example display resolution, color depth, local time, java / javascript support, etc. can be collected if you enable scripts while surfing.
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