IT Pros and most savvy users know all about the role of Web site cookies that are placed on your PC and how to delete them. However, Flash cookies are different and their role is probably much less understood, even by the pros. During this episode of TR Dojo, I give you a brief rundown of what Flash cookies are, how they work, and how you can control them on your computer.

To manager the Flash player settings on your machine, visit the Adobe Flash Player Help - Settings Manager Web page. Click on the links under Settings Manager in the left navigation bar to access each section of the Flash Player Settings Manager.

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If you want to go one step further, check out the BetterPrivacy Firefox add-on, which promises to remove all Flash cookies each time you close the browser.

For those of you who prefer text to video, you can click the Transcript link that appears below the video player window or read Michael Kassner’s article, “Flash cookies: What’s new with online privacy,” and William Jones’ article, “Flash Cookies? What are Flash Cookies?,” on which this episode is based. You can also read

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