1. A machine-implemented method of ranking plural cookies, the method comprising: identifying a plurality of cookies associated with accessing web content by a user; for each cookie of the identified plurality of cookies, determining one or more attributes of the cookie, and assigning a weight to the cookie based on the determined one or more attributes of the cookie; ranking the plurality of cookies relative to each other based on the their respective assigned weights; identifying, based on the ranking, one or more priority cookies from among the plurality of cookies, the one or more priority cookies corresponding to potentially harmful cookies of which the user should be notified, wherein the potentially harmful cookies are ranked higher based on a preset threshold; and providing for notifying the user of the identified one or more priority cookies.