Every time we visit a website, we get a pop-up asking for our permission to improve our browsing experience, and most of the time we very leniently give the permission. We don’t really care that we ...

Cookies and cached files make browsers like Microsoft Edge work better by storing temporary information like login info, passwords, images, and more to speed up site load times. It also takes up ...

Every web browser has what's called a cache: a temporary storage space for web pages that syncs online content to your computer or mobile device. This syncing is designed to help websites load up ...

Clearing your browser’s cache and cookies is one way to fix website formatting or loading issues on your computer. However, the general approach to clearing cache and cookies ends up deleting the data ...

Whenever you browse the web in Safari, the browser stores website data so that it doesn't have to download it again each time you revisit a site. In theory this should speed up your browsing ...

Stephen is an author at Android Police who covers how-to guides, features, and in-depth explainers on various topics. He joined the team in late 2021, bringing his strong technical background in ...

Just like apps on your phone, websites can request permissions inside your browser. Some of these permissions are pretty essential—like webcam access for video calling apps—but it's a good idea to run ...

You might be familiar with the practice of regularly clearing out the local data stored by your browser, including cookies—those little files that can store your ...