Cookies on theguardian.com - infographic
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and serve a wide range of functions. This infographic provides a visualisation of the many roles of cookies on commercial websites, and the cookies frequently encountered on the theguardian.com by type, distribution, and volume.
Information is provided on some of the companies whose cookies that have been dropped from the theguardian.com, and the functionality they help to deliver.
Data taken from across one week in August 2015 using scanning tools from Ghostery
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• Cookies on the Guardian's website
Information is provided on some of the companies whose cookies that have been dropped from the theguardian.com, and the functionality they help to deliver.
Data taken from across one week in August 2015 using scanning tools from Ghostery
• Click here to download this infographic
• Cookies on the Guardian's website
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