What do the cookies set by the IET websites contain?
The authorisation ("log-on") cookies simply contain numbers identifying you as an individual logged-on user. This avoids the need to send your user name and password every time that you request a page (which is what your browser does in many log-on systems); therefore, the aim is enhanced security. No personal information is stored in these cookies. If you choose not to use "Remember Me", the cookies are deleted when you log off the website or close your browser.
The Shop uses your existing authorisation cookies to keep track of the contents of your shopping basket, rather than set additional ones.The discussion area sets two cookies, one for the last date you visited, and one for the latest posts you have seen.