Internet cookies are tiny files of data used to hold useful information when browsing the internet. Cookies make internet browsing much more convenient for by tracking your online activity, allowing you to pick up where you left off if you ever leave the site.

Yes, internet cookies track your online activity and can often be used to remember important details such as your username and password to make sign-ins easier. However, getting into the habit of clicking 'Accept All' to cookies on every website could cause havoc.

If a suspicious website has a cookie popup and you click accept all, you might have allowed tracking of your keystrokes and they could gain your personal data.

Try clicking cookie preferences, or allow strictly necessary cookies only in order to protect your data from getting into unknown hands.