Text files placed on a client's computer to store information about the user's browsing habits, credentials, and other data
Cookies
Also known as Flash cookies, they are stored in your Windows user profile under the Flash folder inside of your AppData folder
Locally Shared Object
LSO
Smaller browser extensions and
plugins that provide additional
functionality to the browser
Add-Ons
Browser configuration and settings for numerous options such as SSL/TLS settings, local storage/cache size, browsing history and much more.
Advanced Security
Options
Prevents unauthorized access
and avoids user error in the form
of accidental changes
User Account Control
This allows them to do the same types of tracking for your shopping carts and things of that nature while allowing you to block cookies and not them on your machine.
Server side tracking