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Why the 2007 do-not-track proposal was designed to fail

This article was published in 2025 and references a historical event from 2007, included here for context and accuracy. To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. In 2007, nine p…

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New names don’t fix broken systems

This article was published in 2026 and references a historical event from 2009, included here for context and accuracy. To learn more about our edito…

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