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.
FOI #20-387 (12-9-20, 11:21 am) - Subject - Outstanding & Stale Dated Checks
Name - Mark Warren
Affiliation - EY Unclaimed Property Services, LLC
Pursuant to the Connecticut Public Records Act, which grants access to copies of public records, EY Unclaimed Property Services, LLC (“EYUPS”) respectfully requests copies of financial records pertaining to uncashed checks, warrants or vouchers issued by the University of Connecticut and/or any of its sub-agencies, departments, offices, or other authorized authorities. Such payments shall currently remain in an outstanding/uncashed status as of today, still payable to the payee, and be at least four (4) months old.
Please provide the following details, if available:
• Dollar amount
• Name of payee/recipient due the funds
• Address of the payee/recipient due the funds
• Date associated with the obligation (i.e., check issue date)
• Check identification number
• Name of originating agency/department
FOI #20-386 (12-8-20, 9:35 pm) - Subject - COVID-19
Name - Dan Brechlin
Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut
I am seeking any and all written correspondence between UConn athletic director David Benedict and UConn President Thomas Katsouleas with the terms "coronavirus" or covid" since Nov. 1, 2020 through Dec. 8, 2020.
I am also seeking any and all written correspondence within that timeframe with the words "coronavirus" or "covid" between Benedict and Katsouleas and the state Department of Public Health and Gov. Ned Lamont's office. This could include direct communication with Lamont, or members of his staff including Paul Mounds or Josh Geballe.
FOI #20-385 (12-8-20, 7:52 am) - Subject - Video footage for internal agency use.
Name - Gregory Bonds
Affiliation - Connecticut Department of Corrections
Good Morning. I am looking to get (3) video segments from 11/24/2020. The first clip I am looking for is from the camera label DOC-Entrance Hallway n9c16 UCH-NVR-09 from 05:45 to 07:45, That same camera from 14:00-16:00. The next camera is label DOC-West lift and stair n7c28 UCH-NVR-07 from 13:00-15:00.
FOI #20-384 (12-7-20, 1:27 pm) - Subject - UCAR Members Compensation Survey
Name - Matthew Dunbar
Affiliation - Pearl Meyer
The purpose of this survey is to gather and report compensation data for faculty who teach or conduct research in atmospheric, oceanic, and other related disciplines during the 2020-2021 school year.
Please note this survey also collects data for Postdoctoral Students and Software Engineers / Programmers.
FOI #20-383 (12-5-20, 1:46 pm) - Subject - security camera footage
Name - James & Nancy Harris
Affiliation -
I would like to request the security camera footage on 11-24-20 between the times of 1:00 p.m. to 11-25-2020 1:00 am. from the camera from the Emergency Room, E.R. parking lot and the parking garage at the Farmington UConn Medical Center and below the parking garage.
FOI #20-382 (12-4-20, 12:26 pm) - Subject - Emails
Name - Vince Espi
Affiliation - LocalLabs
Copies of emails sent or received by certain Staff containing any of the keywords; “Catalyzing Antiracist and Decolonial Futures,” “Salary,” “antiracist,” and “anti-racist” from August 1st 2020 to the present day.
I am requesting access to the email communication and documentation of the tenure meetings regarding my tenure evaluation. If there were recordings I am requesting them also. I request access to a document that was used as a metric for their deliberation. I also request the PTR letters from each year.