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.
I hereby request the following records:
I am looking for any emails from or to University President Radenka Maric that mention updated policies on campus activities and student protests from April 15th to September 30th.
FOI #24-531 (11-3-24, 7:05 pm) - Subject - Correspondence
Name -
Affiliation -
University, Admin, UCPD, and all other schools and departments’ internal communications and bias reports regarding/containing the keywords: RMS, Revolutionary Marxist Students, Aramis Society, CT River Valley Association, Russian Language Learning Club, Russian Cultural Club, American Communist Party, ACP, PSL, Party for Socialism and Liberation, TPUSA, Turning Point USA, Russian Language and Cultural Club, Russian Cultural Appreciation Club, Patriot Front
FOI #24-530 (11-3-24, 7:09 pm) - Subject - The internal communications and bias reports of University, Admin, UCPD, USG, and all other departments
Name -
Affiliation -
Community Center; Cultural Center management; Women's Center; NAISA; African American Cultural Center; Puerto Rican / Latin American Cultural Center; PRLACC; Asian American Cultural Center; AsACC; Native American and Indigenous Studies Association; Native American Cultural Programs; Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative; NAISI; Pequot; Paugussett; Nipmuc; Nipmuck; Schaghticoke; Lenape; Mohegan
FOI #24-529 (11-3-24, 7:05 pm) - Subject - Correspondence
Name -
Affiliation -
All Communications and Reports between Admin, UCPD, University Senate, and Schools, and Departments Regarding/Containing the following: ADL, Anti-Defamation League, UConn Divest, UConnDivest, UCD, Anti-semitism, Antisemitism, CCI, Campus Climate Initiative, Academic Engagement Network
FOI #24-527 (11-3-24, 7:05 pm) - Subject - Communications
Name -
Affiliation -
Military, Military recruiters, ROTC, Army, Army recruitment, Air Force, Air Force recruitment, Navy, Navy recruitment, Marines, Marine recruitment, Coast Guard, Coast Guard recruitment, Space Force, Space Force recruitment, IDF, Israeli Defense Force, IOF, Israeli Offense Force, all communications between UConn and UCPD regarding recruitment events
FOI #24-526 (11-3-24, 7:09 pm) - Subject - Communications
Name -
Affiliation -
All Communications and Reports between Admin, UCPD, University Senate, and Schools, and Departments Regarding/Containing the following: UNCHAIN, SJP, Students for Justice in Palestine, MSA, Muslim Student Association, GSJP, Arab Student Association, ASA, Marxist, Communist
FOI #24-525 (11-3-24, 7:09 pm) - Subject - University, Admin, UCPD, and USG internal communications and bias reports
Name -
Affiliation -
Additive Manufacturing Center; Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering; Center for Advanced Materials; Project Daedalus; Project Daedalus Advanced Manufacturing Initiative; National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology; Digital Design; Research, Analysis and Manufacturing Center; D2ReAM; Center for Clean Energy Engineering; Connecticut Advanced Computing Center; US Israel Binational Science Foundation
Career Fair, Engineering Career Fair, Raytheon, RTX, General Dynamics, Electric Boat, Pratt and Whitney, Lockheed Martin, Brian K Pollard, Endowed Professors, Endowed Chairs, Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin Day, Raytheon Research Day, Raytheon Day, Technion, Israeli Institute of Technology, Collins Aerospace
FOI #24-523 (11-3-24, 4:23 pm) - Subject - Communications
Name -
Affiliation -
University, Admin, USG, UCPD, and all other departments' internal communications and bias reports regarding the keywords listed in the topic line separated by commas.
UNCHAIN, SJP, Students for Justice in Palestine, MSA, Muslim Student Association, GSJP, Arab Student Association, ASA, Marxist, Communist