White House design office staffed by DOGE veterans installs tracking software on federal websites, raising legal and privacy concerns
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Jason Wilson
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A Guardian investigation reveals that the National Design Studio (NDS), an opaque White House office staffed by veterans of Elon Musk's DOGE and led by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, has quietly redesigned sensitive federal government websites (passport applications, voter registration, prescription-drug pricing, children's savings) in ways critics say violate federal law. The office installed visitor-tracking software on these vital sites, raising serious surveillance and trust concerns.
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Twitter / XWhite House design office staffed by DOGE veterans installs tracking software on federal websites, raising legal and privacy concernstheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledIt's dangerous and it's going to erode trust
The National Design Studio was established by a Donald Trump executive order last August, and is led by Trump-aligned Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia and staffed by Doge veterans
An opaque White House office staffed largely by veterans of Elon Musk's 'department of government efficiency' (Doge) has quietly rebuilt some of the federal government's most sensitive websites
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