Cookies! What comes to mind when we hear this word? Most of all a yummy product of delicious confectionaries. The word itself stimulates a sense of joy and excitement and passes on a positive connotation. But does the case remain similar when the same is being used in the world of data and technology? This blog is an attempt to explore the meaning and use of cookies by...

Note: This blog has been written by the author in view of the internet shutdowns in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir over the last decade. Introduction The internet has become an integral part of our day-to-day lives. First developed for military communications1, the commercialisation of the internet transformed it into a technological revolution in the last 2-3 decades. Nowadays, we can’t even imagine a world without...