It's a kind of cookie that uses Adobe Systems Inc.'s popular Flash program to save information on your computer. Flash is the most common way to show video online. Popular site
youtube.com is the prime example of this. As with regular cookies, Flash cookies can be useful for remembering preferences, such as volume settings for videos. But marketers also can use Flash cookies to track what you do online.
To identify the Flash cookies on your computer and adjust your settings, you need to go to the following website:
www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html.
The settings manager page in adobe site
In this page you can specify how you want your flash cookies will behave. Click the global privacy settings on the left to load the settings manager. You can navigate through different tabs through the settings manager. There are 6 tabs.
The Settings Manager
Each setting is pretty much self explanatory. More information can be found below the settings manager.
Through the settings manager you can delete Flash cookies stored on your computer and specify whether you want to accept future third-party Flash cookies.
The downside of blocking third-party Flash cookies: Some sites won't let you watch videos or other content.
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