Investigators found evidence of a “malicious intrusion” into a Tennessee county’s elections website
Internet and Democracy articles on Democracy Chronicles
Internet and Democracy is our section encompasses all the different ways the internet has changed or will change the election process. Many different reforms of voting have become necessary to discuss including electronic means of casting a vote, counting votes or courting votes. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents or Voting Machines.
Facebook Ads Reveal Russian Effort to Stoke Political Division
Most of the ads are issue-based, pushing arguments for and against immigration, LGBT issues and gun rights
Cambridge Analytica Denial of Prime Role in Data Scandal
Cambridge Analytica unleashed its counterattack against claims that it misused data from millions of Facebook accounts
New App Monitors What Congress is Talking About
Propublica is using data to track the things Congress talks a disproportionate amount about every week
Best Practices to Guide State Voting System Security Spending
State election officials around the country will receive their share of $380 million that Congress set aside for election security
West Virginia To Try Blockchain Technology For Military Voters
It is essential for the United States to test out new technology for elections as older voter machines have proven to be vulnerable to outside tampering and are becoming increasingly obsolete.
Oklahoma Legislature Votes to Make Ballot Selfies Legal
The real threat of voting selfies is to the secret ballot: a fundamental tenet of American democracy
How Political Campaigns Use Data To Target Ads To Voters
There’s a lot that’s confusing about the Cambridge Analytica story. But at the heart of it is a really simple motivation
VIDEO: What are the Dangers of a Digital Democracy?
How do approaches to privacy and data use differ in the U.S., Europe and China? What kind of transparency should we demand?
REVEALED: Facebook’s Troll Farm Problem Worse than Thought
Facebook has removed more than 270 accounts it determined to be controlled by the Russia-based “troll farm”