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go here and see just how many companies drop flash cookies on you: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html h

• podman 15y ago
  Not all of them use flash local storage objects maliciously, however. Many of them use local storage objects to actually track user preferences which is how they are intended to be used.
  • benologist 15y ago
    They're also used extensively in games for a variety of reasons (saved games, local scores, inventory, etc).
  • Joakal 15y ago
    Youtube uses it to store manual volume level otherwise they default to 100%.
• drivebyacct2 15y ago
  Is it supposed to be blank? I would guess it's because I use "Click-To-Enable" for plugins in Chrome. Your battery, sanity and page responsiveness will thank you. (Not suggesting that CtE blocks this, just that much of it's probably an unnecessary result of Flash ads, etc on pages where you're not even using the Flash content)