Definition Edit

A flash cookie (also called a local shared object) provides a means for Adobe Flash animations embedded within Web pages to store and retrieve information on a user’s computer separate from traditional cookie files.^[1]

Overview Edit

"When a user deletes a browser cookie, the flash cookie 'respawns' the browser cookie without notice to or consent of the user. . . ."^[2]

References Edit

1. ↑ See Electronic Privacy Information Center, Local Shared Objects — "Flash Cookies" (July 21, 2005).[1]
2. ↑ Bose v. Interclick, Inc., 10-cv-09183-DAB (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 17, 2011).