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 #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
FOI #24-521 - Subject - Police Records - CFS# 2300062438
Name - Judith Ercolini
Affiliation -
Specifically, I request copies of the following records:
1. All documents maintained by the UConn Police in connection with the notice of, response to, and investigation of the Incident, including 911 call log/transcript and dispatch log/transcript.
2. All documents concerning the cause of the Incident.
3. All documents concerning any fines, penalties, or charges imposed in connection with the Incident.
4. All communications, including electronic communications, between or among any member of the UConn Police, any State department or agency, or any city or town regarding the notice of, response to, and investigation of the Incident.
FOI #24-520 (10-31-24, 7:02 pm) - Subject - Alumni
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
I am requesting the vote count for three elections for the alumni position on the UConn Board of Trustees, including elections held in 2019, 2021 and 2023. The vote count should include the total number of votes, and the number of votes each candidate received. If you are unable to provide the number that each candidate received, I am still kindly requesting the total vote count. Thank you.
1. Any and all employment applications, resumés, curricula vitae, letters, e-mails, or communications of any kind submitted by or on behalf of Tiffany Gwartney at any time to the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing concerning Ms. Gwartney’s efforts to obtain employment in any capacity.
2. Any and all offers of employment extended by the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing to Ms. Gwartney at any time concerning any positions of employment, as well as any communications of any kind from Ms. Gwartney accepting those offers.
3. Any and all contracts or agreements of employment entered into between the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing and Ms. Gwartney at any time.
4. Any and all documents reflecting Ms. Gwartney’s dates of hire and dates of employment as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing.
5. Any and all documents reflecting Ms. Gwartney’s dates of hire and dates of employment as an Associate Clinical Professor for the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing.
6. Any and all documents reflecting Ms. Gwartney’s annual salary, rates of pay, and employment benefits that Ms. Gwartney received as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing.
7. Any and all documents reflecting Ms. Gwartney’s annual salary, rates of pay, and employment benefits that Ms. Gwartney receives as an Associate Clinical Professor for the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing.
8. The course schedules, course calendars and course syllabi for any classes Ms. Gwartney taught, led, or conducted as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing during the Spring Semester of 2022.
9. The University of Connecticut’s and/or its School of Nursing’s personnel files for Ms. Gwartney, including any and all records pertaining to any disciplinary action taken against Ms. Gwartney and/or any and all grievances or internal complaints filed by Ms. Gwartney against the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing.
10. Any and all records pertaining to any leaves of absence Ms. Gwartney may have requested as an employee of the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing pursuant to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
11. Any and all records pertaining to any leaves of absence Ms. Gwartney may have taken as an employee of the University of Connecticut and/or its School of Nursing pursuant to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.