Cookies and trackers
Name:
Date:
Class:
A
Quick Questions
Shade in the A or B circle for each question.
1. What is a cookie?
2. Which cookie is more likely to record what you do across many different websites?
3. You visit a shoe shop website. Later, shoe ads follow you around other sites. What is the most likely cause?
4. A cookie banner appears on a new website. Which choice stops non-essential cookies from being saved?
5. True or false: Clearing your cookies deletes the small files your browser has saved from websites.
B
Match the Pairs
Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.
| Left column | Right column | |
|---|---|---|
| 1cookie | AA cookie that records your activity across different sites, often so advertisers can show you targeted ads | |
| 2tracking cookie | BClearing cookies only deletes the ones saved so far. Sites can save new cookies the next time you visit, so you must keep rejecting or clearing them. | |
| 3You want a website to use only the cookies it needs and block the ones used for advertising | CReject all cookies | |
| 4You want to remove the cookies a website has already saved in your browser | DAccept all lets the site save tracking cookies for targeted ads. You should read the options and use Manage or Reject to choose what is saved. | |
| 5Click Accept all on every cookie banner without reading it | EClear cookies | |
| 6Clearing cookies once means no site can ever track me again | FA small file a website saves in your browser to remember you, such as your login or what is in your shopping cart |
C
Definitions
cookie
D
Fill in the Blanks
Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.
1.
SAVE ______ IN browser
2.
IF rejectAll THEN SET tracking = ___
3.
IF trackingCookie THEN ____ targetedAd
4.
_____ cookies FROM browser
5.
IF acceptAll THEN SET tracking = __
E
Spot the Error
Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.
Question 1
A
IF user clicks Accept all
B
block tracking cookies
C
ELSE
D
save only needed cookies
Question 2
A
ON first visit: delete cookie
B
cookie ← username=Mia
C
ON next visit: read cookie
D
SHOW Welcome back, Mia
Question 3
A
tracker reads tracking cookie
B
history ← only this one site
C
interest ← topic in history
D
SHOW ads about interest
Question 4
A
OPEN browser settings
B
GO TO privacy
C
SELECT clear cookies
D
RESULT: sites remember more
Question 5
A
OPEN cookie settings
B
SET needed cookies ← ON
C
SET ad cookies ← OFF
D
RESULT: more targeted ads
Answer Key
Cookies and trackers
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
B — A small file a website saves in your browser to remember you
Q2
A — A tracking cookie
Q3
B — Tracking cookies used for targeted advertising
Q4
A — Click Reject or Manage and turn off extra cookies
Q5
A — True
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
cookie → A small file a website saves in your browser to remember you, such as your login or what is in your shopping cart
Q2
tracking cookie → A cookie that records your activity across different sites, often so advertisers can show you targeted ads
Q3
You want a website to use only the cookies it needs and block the ones used for advertising → Reject all cookies
Q4
You want to remove the cookies a website has already saved in your browser → Clear cookies
Q5
Click Accept all on every cookie banner without reading it → Accept all lets the site save tracking cookies for targeted ads. You should read the options and use Manage or Reject to choose what is saved.
Q6
Clearing cookies once means no site can ever track me again → Clearing cookies only deletes the ones saved so far. Sites can save new cookies the next time you visit, so you must keep rejecting or clearing them.
Section C: Definitions
Q1
cookie — A small file a website saves in your browser to remember you. Tracking cookies record what you do across different sites, often to show you targeted ads.Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
SAVE cookie IN browserQ2
IF rejectAll THEN SET tracking = OFFQ3
IF trackingCookie THEN SHOW targetedAdQ4
CLEAR cookies FROM browserQ5
IF acceptAll THEN SET tracking = ONSection E: Spot the Error
Q1
B — Accept all means the site is allowed to save tracking cookies too. Line 2 should be 'save tracking cookies', not block them.
Q2
A — A cookie only helps the site remember you if it is saved in your browser. Deleting it on the first visit means there is nothing to read next time. It should say 'save cookie'.
Q3
B — Tracking cookies record your activity across different sites, not just one. Line 2 should be 'history ← sites visited' so the tracker can build up your interests.
Q4
D — Clearing cookies removes the small files that let sites remember you. The result is that sites forget you, so line 4 should say 'sites forget you'.
Q5
D — Turning ad cookies OFF stops the site tracking you for advertising, so you should see fewer targeted ads. Line 4 should say 'no targeted ads'.