Not all of them use flash local storage objects maliciously, however. Many of them use local storage objects to actually track user preferences which is how they are intended to be used.
I would guess it's because I use "Click-To-Enable" for plugins in Chrome. Your battery, sanity and page responsiveness will thank you. (Not suggesting that CtE blocks this, just that much of it's probably an unnecessary result of Flash ads, etc on pages where you're not even using the Flash content)
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go here and see just how many companies drop flash cookies on you: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplay...
Not all of them use flash local storage objects maliciously, however. Many of them use local storage objects to actually track user preferences which is how they are intended to be used.
They're also used extensively in games for a variety of reasons (saved games, local scores, inventory, etc).
Youtube uses it to store manual volume level otherwise they default to 100%.
Is it supposed to be blank?
I would guess it's because I use "Click-To-Enable" for plugins in Chrome. Your battery, sanity and page responsiveness will thank you. (Not suggesting that CtE blocks this, just that much of it's probably an unnecessary result of Flash ads, etc on pages where you're not even using the Flash content)