cookies' bad name
What are most users' thoughts on cookies these days? Has the cookie hysteria ended, or are there still a lot of people who have their browsers set to ask them about every cookie?
In the past, I've only used them for tracking user logins, when the user is aware of this tracking. I'm now thinking of using them with JavaScript to store general UI settings on a non-login site, such as which menus are expanded, etc. Don't fret; I've designed the site to work perfectly fine with cookies and JS disabled.
I just don't want to irritate the users or make them think I'm tracking their every move (especially since I'm not -- the cookies are read only by the JS scripts).
Thoughts?
In the past, I've only used them for tracking user logins, when the user is aware of this tracking. I'm now thinking of using them with JavaScript to store general UI settings on a non-login site, such as which menus are expanded, etc. Don't fret; I've designed the site to work perfectly fine with cookies and JS disabled.
I just don't want to irritate the users or make them think I'm tracking their every move (especially since I'm not -- the cookies are read only by the JS scripts).
Thoughts?
