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U.S. to Probe Contractor's Web Tracking on Whitehouse.gov

Althou if you are on the funsec mailing list, you would have already heard about this, since Richard Smith disclosed this information to the participants of the mailing list earlier this week. :-)

An AP newswire article by Anick Jesdanun, via Yahoo! News, reports that:

Unbeknownst to the Bush administration, an outside contractor has been using Internet tracking technologies that may be prohibited to analyze usage and traffic patterns at the White House's Web site, an official said Thursday.

David Almacy, the White House's Internet director, promised an investigation into whether the practice is consistent with a 2003 policy from the White House's Office of Management and Budget banning the use of most such technologies at government sites.

posted by Fergie @ 12/29/2005 03:30:00 PM