In many browsers, it is possible to set the rules to manage cookies site by site, an option that offers a more accurate control of one’s privacy. It is possible to disable the cookies of all sites, except those considered reliable.
Come disabilitare i cookie
Tutti i browser, nel menu Strumenti contengono l’opzione Cancella dati di navigazione. Utilizzare questa opzione per eliminare i cookie e altri dati di siti e plug-in, inclusi i dati memorizzati nel proprio dispositivo da Adobe Flash Player (comunemente noti come cookie Flash).
Chrome
- Run Chrome
- Click on the menu in the browser’s toolbar next to the url window
- Select Settings
- Click on Show Advanced Settings
- In the “Privacy” section, click on “Content Settings”
- In the “Cookie” section, you can change the following cookie settings:
- Allow saving data locally
- Change local data only until exiting the browser
- Prevent sites from setting cookies
- Block third party cookies and site data
- Manage exceptions for specific Internet sites
- Remove one or all cookies
For more information, visit the dedicated page: Chrome
Mozzilla Firefox
- Run Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the menu in the browser’s toolbar next to the url window
- Select Options
- Select the Privacy panel
- Click on Show Advanced Settings
- In the “Privacy” section, click on “Content Settings”
- In the “Track” section, you can change the following cookie settings:
- Ask sites not to do any tracking
- Inform sites on your availability to be tracked
- Not to communicate any preference on personal data tracking
- From the “History” section, you can:
- By enabling the “Use customized settings”, select to accept third party cookies (always, from preferred or never visited sites) and store them for a certain time (until their expiry, until you close Firefox, or to be asked every time)
- Remove single stored cookies
For more information, visit the dedicated page:Firefox
Internet Explorer
- Run Internet Explorer
- Click on Tools and select Internet Options
- Click on Privacy and, in the Settings section, change the scrolling device in function of the action desired for cookies:
- Block all cookies
- Allow all cookies
- Select sites from which you want to receive cookies: move the pointer to a position halfway between Block All Cookies and Allow All Cookies; then, click on Sites, enter an Internet site in the Website Address Box and click on Block or Allow.
For more information, visit the dedicated page: Internet Explorer
Safari 6
- Run Safari
- Click on Safari, select Preferences and click on Privacy
- In the Block Cookies section, specify how Safari must accept cookies from Internet sites.
- To see which sites have stored cookies, click on Details
For more information, visit the dedicated page: Safari
Safari iOS (mobile devices)
- Run Safari iOS
- Touch Settings and then Safari
- Touch Block Cookies and select from the various options: “Never”, “From third parties and advertisers” or “Always”
- To delete all cookies stored by Safari, touch Settings, then Safari, and finally Delete Cookies and Data.
For more information, visit the dedicated page: iOS
How to disable third party service cookies
Another function present in the latest browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari) is the private browsing mode. You can browse in private mode when, to prevent your visits to websites or your downloads from being recorded in the download and browsing history. In private browsing mode, all cookies are deleted after closing all private mode windows.
Where can I find more information on cookies and third party cookies?