The Trump administration's National Design Studio installed visitor-tracking software on federal government websites, raising concerns from privacy advocates that the surveillance infrastructure will undermine public trust in vital online services. The Guardian reports that the tracking was added during a broader website redesign led by DOGE veterans, but the article lacks specifics about what data is collected, how long it's retained, or whether users are informed about the tracking. Related legislation like the KIDS Act is also drawing criticism from civil liberties groups for bundling age-verification requirements with speech moderation provisions that could chill whistleblowing and protected speech.