This article was migrated from my college notebook. As an undergraduate student in CS, I’ve always had this question: Why that particular thing on my browser is called a Cookie? 🍪 Until randomly, on a Network Security class, a brilliant lecturer told me a story: Once upon a time, there was a king. The king was so wise, so kind, so powerful. Everybody loved the king. Most of the time, the king sat on his throne and people would line up standing, waiting to tell their problem and personal affai...