Connecting the Dots Archive - Patrick Watson

Cookie Name	Purpose of Cookie
<33 random hexidecimal characters>	Mautic session identifier
AWSALB	Stability and distributed load, Session Management
AWSALBCORS	Stability and distributed load, Session Management
exp_csrf_token	CSRF Secure form submission
exp_expiration	Session persistence
mtc_sid	Mautic session identification
PHPSESSID	Session management and login
_dc_gtm_UA-7045067-1	Google tag manager dynamic scripting

Cookie Name	Purpose of Cookie
exp_anon	User anonymization preference settings
modalShown	User experience preferences

Cookie Name	Purpose of Cookie
_ga	General google analytics tracking
_gali	Google analytics form progress tracker
_gid	General google analytics tracking
_parsley_session	Content tracking and statistics
_parsley_visitor	Content tracking and statistics
<random 24 character string>	Unique device identification and statistics
client_tracking_id	On-site client level behavior tracking
exp_last_activity	Session activity tracking
exp_last_visit	Date stamp of the users last visit
exp_order_num	Order fulfillment tracking
exp_subscribed_<3-5 letter code>	Internal subscription tracking
exp_tracker	Stores the visitor's last five pages viewed
exp_user_type_cookie	User behavior grouping
mautic_device_id	Unique device identification and statistics
mautic_referer_id	Offsite referrer data
newwebsite<3-5 letter code>optinform	Internal subscription tracking
owner_track_id	Incoming click tracking
session_tracking_id	On-site session limited behavior tracking
user_tracking_id	On-site user level behavior tracking
visit_track_id	Incoming click tracking

Cookie Name	Purpose of Cookie
_fbp	Facebook pixel tracking

Connecting the Dots Archive, August 2017

August 29, 2017

Why Super-Efficient School Bus Routes Could Wreck the US Economy

Everyone is worried about robots. Elon Musk fears they will kill us all if we give them both deadly weapons and autonomy.

August 22, 2017

How American Blood Can Fill the Trade Deficit

In June, the US ran a $32.6 billion “trade in goods” deficit with China. That’s the difference between our imports from China ($42.3 billion) and our exports to China ($9.7 billion), according to the US Census Bureau.

August 15, 2017

Korea Standoff Won’t Stop Trump Trade War

What do freight trains, oil supertankers, and the Trump administration’s trade plans have in common? Once they get going, they’re pretty much unstoppable.