Local Shared Object

LSO, a bigger better cookie

Local Shared Object (LSO) or Flash cookie, like the HTTP cookie, is a way of storing information about us and tracking our movement around the Internet. Some other things I learned:

• Flash cookies can hold a lot more data, up to 100 Kilobytes. A standard HTTP cookie is only 4 Kilobytes.

• Flash cookies have no expiration date by default.

• Flash cookies are stored in different locations, making them difficult to find.
  
  The only way you can access information about resident Flash cookies is by going to Flash Player’s Web site.
  
  Courtesy- http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=2299&tag=nl.e036