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As elites switch to texting, watchdogs fear loss of transparency
Published Sun, Jul 9, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New York
IN a bygone analogue era, lawmakers and corporate chiefs travelled great distances to swap secrets, to the smoke-filled backrooms of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, or the watering holes at the annual Allen & Co conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.
But these days, entering the corridors of power is as easy as opening an app.
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