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Privacy Organization to Expose Web Bugs

The Privacy Foundation is developing software to detect "web bugs." Web bugs are imperceptible images placed in web sites. Businesses typically use web bugs to track web browsing habits, however their use is rarely disclosed in privacy policies.

Privacy Foundation.
Privacy advocates shine light on "Web bugs," CNET.com, December 21, 2000.