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Websites Can Probably Guess Your Identity With Three Basic Data Points

Websites and internet service providers have found ways to track user activity that aren't detectable by users, which means there is no transparency. The Technical Architecture Group writes, "The aggregate effect of unsanctioned tracking is to undermine user trust in the Web itself." As the group currently sees no purely technical solution to unauthorized tracking, it recommends that policy makers "consider appropriate action."
By Brady Dale
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Bill de Blasio Still Doesn’t Think He Has a Transparency Problem

Mayor Bill de Blasio believes his administration is very transparent, despite media complaints to the contrary.
By Paula Duran
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Mayor Bill de Blasio–who made easy access to public information a centerpiece of his role as public advocate–today sidestepped questions
By Jill Colvin and Ross Barkan

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