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 #26-211 (03-24-26, 6:54 pm) - Subject - Email Search
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Requesting correspondence and emails between Stamford campus administration and facilities pertaining to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in the Stamford region.
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting documentation of any and all active contracts between the University of Connecticut (to include, but not limited to, the Athletics Department) and Short’s Travel Management.
FOI #26-209 (03-24-26, 7:59 pm) - Subject - UConn's contracts with and contributions from defense contractors from 03/20/2003 to 03/20/2006
Name -
Affiliation -
UConn's contracts with and contributions from defense contractors from 03/20/2003 to 03/20/2006.
The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires a response within four business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
FOI #26-208 (03-24-26, 7:59 pm) - Subject - Correspondence with Graduate Employee Contract
Name -
Affiliation -
Request of correspondence with Graduate Employee Contract, GEU, violation of human rights, violation of student’s and employee’s unions, harassment of students and employees, support for international GA’s right to organize and speak about GEU, student protections, exploitation, contracts between GEU and the UConn school system, student and employee’s unions right to privacy on non-citizen GA information, professors asking GA about non-citizen status, university response to protective contracts including the rejection of proposals, the school system to respect federal and local laws that restrict federal immigration authority access to private spaces, establish a modest emergency fund and give as much job security reassurance as possible to GAs who experience immigration issues outside their control.
FOI #26-207 (03-24-26, 7:59 pm) - Subject - UConn Contracts with and Contributions from Defense Contractors from 08/25/2025 to 03/23/2026
Name -
Affiliation -
UConn's contracts with and contributions from defense contractors from 08/25/2025 to 03/23/2026.
The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires a response within four business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
FOI #26-206 (03-24-26, 7:59 pm) - Subject - Encampment surveillance
Name -
Affiliation -
Any risk assessments or incident response plans produced by the university from 08/25/2025 to 03/24/2026 that mention any of the following words: "protests," "demonstrations," "picketing," "occupation," "camp," "encampment," "Israel," "Gaza," "Palestine", "Iran."...
The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires a response within four business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
FOI #26-205 (03-24-26, 6:54 pm) - Subject - Correspondence with Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
Public records from UConn regional campuses regarding ICE and/or Dept of Homeland Security, "ICE", "Immigration", "undocumented immigrants", "immigrants", "deportation",
This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires a response within four business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
FOI #26-204 (03-24-26, 6:54 pm) - Subject - UConn Cybersecurity research on behalf of or in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security
Name -
Affiliation -
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records, documents, and email chains that pertain to UConn’s National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAEC-C), the Northeast University Cybersecurity Center for Advanced and Resilient Energy Delivery (“CyberCARED”), the Office of University Programs (OUP), Benjamin Fuller, and any additional cybersecurity research and development on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $25. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the university’s educational and research ties to the Department of Homeland Security and tangentially utilized cybersecurity networks. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.
The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires a response within four business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
FOI #26-203 (03-24-26, 7:59 pm) - Subject - UConn-Israeli relations
Name -
Affiliation -
Any documents from 08/25/2025 to 03/24/2026 detailing contracts and contributions between the University of Connecticut, UConn departments, and companies based in Israel, private or federal, as well as government agencies and universities in Israel. Including but not exclusive to the Israeli Defense Forces, the Technion, etc. Documents should include the dollar amounts of contracts and contributions between UConn and Israeli companies, government agencies, academic institutions.
The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires a response within four business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
Emails of the University of Connecticut Office of the Vice President for Research, University Provost, University President, College of Engineering with the University of Rhode Island and the National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology (NIUVT) regarding the National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology. This should include funding allocated to the NIUVT, contracts between the afformentioned parties and the Department of War/Defense regarding the NIUVT, and research programs conducted with the NIUVT.