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The propaganda machine that is WSJ. I'm glad that I don't pay $300 / year for that. Here is a quote from the article: > Cookies are small text files stored in
by gerash 7y ago
The propaganda machine that is WSJ. I'm glad that I don't pay $300 / year for that. Here is a quote from the article:
> Cookies are small text files stored in internet browsers that let companies follow users around the internet, gathering information such as which sites they visit and what ads they view or click.
Compare that to the definition from Wikipedia:
> An HTTP cookie (also called web cookie, Internet cookie, browser cookie, or simply cookie) is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user's computer by the user's web browser while the user is browsing. Cookies were designed to be a reliable mechanism for websites to remember stateful information (such as items added in the shopping cart in an online store) or to record the user's browsing activity (including clicking particular buttons, logging in, or ...
- dimator 7y agoI don't see how the wsj quote is misleading or wrong. It's a close enough approximation for laypersons reading a non-technical newspaper. It's also a definition that's more closely aligned with the article's subject.
- gerash 7y agoI don't know about you but if I didn't know what Gluten was and an article simply defined it as "Gluten is a protein that causes diseases such as celiac disease" for its audience to further its argument I'd consider that misleading and wouldn't trust the author anymore.
- kerng 7y agoThey both describe pretty identical things. The WSJ article describes in a more practical way what scenarios cookies (as defined on the Wikipedia's page you cited) enable. So, in many ways WSJ did a superb job here in describing what the actual implications are.
- gerash 7y agoSee my comment above.