JG: "Here’s one reason why: http://rentzsch.tumblr.com/post/259856400/flash-cookies"

"The Settings Manager is a special control panel that runs on your local computer but is displayed within and accessed from the Adobe website. Adobe does not have access to the settings that you see in the Settings Manager or to personal information on your computer. Click the links below to open the specific Settings Manager panel that you want."

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