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Updated at: Jul 2, 2024

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Your computer is accepting cookies from the websites you visit. These are known as "First-Party cookies" (you might even even just call them "normal" or "standard" cookies) and they are commonly needed for websites to work properly.

If you'd like, you can check you have Third-Party Cookies enabled?. Third-party cookies are cookies that often come from Social Media and Advertising websites, and can be used to track you online.

Having First Person Cookies enabled means that websites are allowed to store a little bit of information in your web browser that helps their site function properly. For example, when you log in to a website it will give you a little token - in the form of a cookie - that proves you are logged in, so that as you interact with their website, it remembers who you are and you don't have to keep logging in over and over again.

You don't have Cookies enabled, but we have guides to show you how to enable Cookies for your browser.

Once you've got Cookies enabled, reload this page to confirm that they're enabled, or visit the Homepage to make sure your web browser is up to date and to get a full read-out of your web browser's capabilities.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are little bits of information that websites store on your computer when you visit them. A website might use a cookie to store the fact that you've logged in to their website; that way when you return, you don't need to log in again. Cookies don't allow websites any extra access to your files or personal information other than what you provide it with or what the website already knows about you.

Remember; your cookies setting is a "per browser" setting; so you've got them enabled in Claude Agent, but they might be still disabled in a different web browser on your computer (...if you've got more than one web browser installed!)

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Frequently asked questions about enabling cookies

Are Cookies safe?

Cookies are less of a "safety" issue, and more of a "potential for tracking you/privacy" issue.

For the most part, cookies are a safe and necessary part of using the Internet. A lot of websites won't work properly if you don't have Cookies enabled.

Cookies (particularly Third-Party Cookies) can be used to track your behaviour between websites (such as in the example of advertisers building a profile of your activity over time).

If you are concerned about Cookie safety, you can disable cookies and try browsing the web. Notice if you have different experiences with websites that you visit. If you're unable to access certain websites because of this, then consider turning them back on. If not, then feel free to leave cookies disabled. At the very least, you'll see for yourself how common the use of cookies are on websites.

If you are interested in having a lot of control about which websites place cookies on your computer, you can install an extension in some web browsers (like Chrome or Firefox) to help you manage them.

Generally speaking, I have cookies enabled in my web browser and I advise my clients, friends and familes to keep the enabled as well. Some web browsers have started disabling Third-Party cookies by default.

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