{"id":289445,"date":"2026-07-14T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/is-our-privacy-at-stake-after-national-design-studio-installs-visitor-tracking-software-on-federal-websites\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:25:10","slug":"is-our-privacy-at-stake-after-national-design-studio-installs-visitor-tracking-software-on-federal-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/is-our-privacy-at-stake-after-national-design-studio-installs-visitor-tracking-software-on-federal-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Is our privacy at stake after National Design Studio installs visitor-tracking software on federal websites?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/politics\/2026\/07\/14\/is-our-privacy-at-stake-after-national-design-studio-installs-visitor-tracking-software-on-federal-websites\/\">Is our privacy at stake after National Design Studio installs visitor-tracking software on federal websites?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/politics\/2026\/07\/14\/is-our-privacy-at-stake-after-national-design-studio-installs-visitor-tracking-software-on-federal-websites\/\">https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/politics\/2026\/07\/14\/is-our-privacy-at-stake-after-national-design-studio-installs-visitor-tracking-software-on-federal-websites\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-14 12:52:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.news4jax.com\">www.news4jax.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">There are concerns that the prediction that \u201cBig Brother is watching you,\u201d made in George Orwell\u2019s book \u201c1984,\u2033 is becoming reality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">In what\u2019s being called a dangerous move that will erode trust, the National Design Studio installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">This group is an opaque White House office staffed mostly by Elon Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">They quietly, according to reports, rebuilt websites for passport applications, voter registration, prescription drug savings and children\u2019s savings. 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