Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
Email correspondence to or from the Undergraduate Student Government, University administration, and any other relevant bodies regarding the #SaveUConn rally.
This was an incident on campus that occurred on 4/15/23. There are 2 videos (per Officer Getz) that captured this incident. I am requesting those videos via the Freedom of Information Act.
FOI #23-288 (06-8-23, 1:07 pm) - Subject - Women's Basketball Game Contracts
Name - Jordan Walsh
Affiliation -
I am requesting digital copies of the following:
- Contractual agreements entered into by this institution with other institutions and/or event planners for the purpose of scheduling contests to be played by the varsity women's basketball team during the 2023-24 and forthcoming seasons.
- Amendments to contractual agreements entered into by this institution with other institutions and/or event planners which stipulate the dates of varsity women's basketball contests which were designated as To Be Determined in previous agreements.
FOI #23-286 (06-8-23, 1:07 pm) - Subject - Correspondence regarding Social Media Scanning – Higher Education subscription cancellation
Name -
Affiliation - Student, Daily Campus
Email correspondence, meeting minutes and recordings, and any other records, both internal and with Navigate360, regarding UCPD's cancellation of Navigate360's Social Media Scanning – Higher Education subscription per FOI 23-260
FOI #23-285 - Subject - SmartProcure Public Records Request to University of Connecticut For PO/Vendor Information
Name - Brandi Williams
Affiliation -
SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut for any and all purchasing records from 3/11/2023 to current. The request is limited to readily available records without physically copying, scanning, or printing paper documents. Any editable electronic document is acceptable.
The specific information requested from your record-keeping system is:
1. Purchase order number. If purchase orders are not used a comparable substitute is acceptable, i.e., invoice, encumbrance, or check number 2. Purchase date 3. Line item details (Detailed description of the purchase) 4. Line item quantity 5. Line item price 6. Vendor ID number, name, address, contact person and their email address
FOI #23-283 (06-6-23, 3:32 pm) - Subject - Department of Athletics
Name - Alyssa Spady
Affiliation - CBS News
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records that contain:
All correspondence – including but not limited to letters, memoranda, and emails – from Jan. 1, 2022 to the present, which are addressed to, from or copying the University of Connecticut athletic director; David Benedict/athleticdirector@uconn.edu, and/or the athletic department’s compliance officer; Eric Schneider/eric.schneider@uconn.edu, and which includes any of the following keywords: “gambling”, “match fixing”, “betting”, “wagering”, “abnormal activity”, or “suspicious activity”.