HOWTO: Delete All Flash Cookies on Your Computer

You've probably read about the hacking class action suit against Hulu et al. for using Adobe Flash to store cookies on your computer.  If not, you can read about it here: http://ecommerce-journal.com/node/29071.

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A "Flash cookie," is a "local shared object," a data file that can be created on your computer by the sites that you visit. 

Now, while you might think that you have cleared your computer of tracking objects, most likely you have not.

YIKES! If you do not change your Adobe Flash settings, it is possible that you have hundreds (or more) cookies stored on your computer.  The default is to allow cookies.

Perhaps you think your Objection Firefox extension will clear Flash cookies.  No, it doesn't clear them all. (You might try the BetterPrivacy Firefox add-on, which promises to remove all Flash cookies each time you close the browser, here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623 )

HOWTO: Delete all currently stored Flash Cookies on your computer at the Macromedia Website Privacy Settings panel online.

One important note here: The Settings Manager that you see on this page is NOT an image; it is your actual Settings Manager.  Go here:  http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_...

You can delete data from a specific website by selecting a website and clicking Delete.

You can also delete all data currently stored on your system in Flash Cookies by clicking Delete All Sites. This is similar to the function in your web browser that lets you delete cookies.

Click the tabs to see different panels, and click the options in the panels to change your Adobe Flash Player settings.  For each tab, allow the page to reload, change the panel, and read the new text below appropriate to that tab.

DEMONSTRATION VIDEO: Steps to use the Flash Player Settings Manager to manage and delete Flash Cookies (local shared objects).

Additional Information

For additional information regarding security please visit theFlash Player Privacy and Security Center.

Thanks to: http://tips.webdesign10.com/flash-cookies-privacy and http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/526/52697ee8.html and the sites linked above.

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