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Spying and Privacy articles on Democracy Chronicles

This Spying and Privacy section concerns how these two issues impact freedom of speech and democracy in general. The modern technology we rely on has complicated the struggle to protect citizens from government overreach, especially following increased concerns of surveillance of domestic communications. Also see our entire section on Election Technology or our articles on Technology Dissidents like Eric Snowden and Julian Assange.

Prominent Russian Rights Organization Dissolves Amid Crackdown

by DC Editors - March 4, 2021

Prominent Russian Rights Organization Dissolves Amid Crackdown

Individuals and unregistered civic movements in politics and receiving foreign funding can now be labeled “foreign agents” in Russia, new law.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, Russia, Spying and Privacy

Hacking Group is Targeting Vietnam’s Democracy Activists

by DC Editors - February 25, 2021

Hacking Group is Targeting Vietnam’s Democracy Activists

A new report reveals that a hacking group close to the Vietnamese government is involved in hacking attacks against activists and NGOs.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Political Dissidents, Spying and Privacy, Vietnam

A Look at the Newly Updated Voting Security Standards

by DC Editors - February 13, 2021

Updated Voting Security Standards

Election Assistance Commission voted to adopt first comprehensive update to its voting system security guidelines in 15 years.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Election Security, Spying and Privacy, Voting Technology

Debate Over How to Ban Wireless Gear in Voting Machines

by DC Editors - February 12, 2021

Wireless Gear in Voting Machines

Manufacturers may have to demonstrate that any wireless gear in their voting machines have been rendered unusable.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Election Security, Internet and Democracy, Spying and Privacy, Voting Machines, Voting Technology

Is Russia distorting GPS signals to protect Vladimir Putin?

by DC Editors - February 8, 2021

Is Russia distorting GPS signals to protect Vladimir Putin?

For years Russia jammed satellite systems in the Black Sea. Recent events suggests this may have been to conceal the so-called “Putin’s Palace”.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Dictatorships, Russia, Spying and Privacy, Vladimir Putin, Voting Technology

SolarWinds Hack May be Big Setback to Judicial Transparency

by DC Editors - January 28, 2021

SolarWinds Hack

The vulnerability in SolarWinds resulted in an “apparent compromise” of “highly sensitive non-public documents,” such as sealed filings.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Election Transparency, Judicial Elections, Spying and Privacy, Voting Technology

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by Aydasara Ortega - January 21, 2021

Data governance surfaces as key terrain on which to regulate firms engaged in datafication by responding to the injustices of informational capitalism.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech, Social Media and Democracy, Spying and Privacy

Digital Interference in Elections Is Widespread Worldwide

by DC Editors - January 21, 2021

Digital Interference in Elections

Freedom House is piloting a new research initiative to investigate the interplay between digital platforms and election integrity.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Election Security, Social Media and Democracy, Spying and Privacy, Voting Technology, Worldwide, Worldwide Corruption

Facial Recognition Reveals Political Party in Troubling Research

by DC Editors - January 15, 2021

Facial Recognition Reveals Political Party

Researchers have created a machine learning system that they claim can determine a person’s political party based only on their face.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Election Science, Journalism and Free Speech, Spying and Privacy, Voting Technology

Election Meddling Drives DHS to Seek Help Tracking Social Media

by DC Editors - July 10, 2020

Election Meddling Drives DHS to Seek Help Tracking Social Media

The Homeland Security Department has appealed for expertise to help track and analyse social media disinformation by Russia, China, Iran, North Korea.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American Local Elections, American State Elections, Election Security, Social Media and Democracy, Spying and Privacy, Voting Technology

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Anxious Leaders Influence Their Followers' Anxiety, Even Online Anxious Leaders Influence Their Followers’ Anxiety, Even Online (5/17/2022) - Organizational leader’s tweets can influence employee anxieties and this effect is more prominent since the rise of COVID-19, study.
In Election Misinformation Fight, ’2020 Changed Everything’ In Election Misinformation Fight, ’2020 Changed Everything’ (4/26/2022) - Using social media to directly reply to queries, polling location mistakes, or false claims might help to quickly stamp out…
China Lockdown Frustration Sparks ‘Creative’ Wave Of Dissent China Lockdown Frustration Sparks ‘Creative’ Wave Of Dissent (4/21/2022) - China strongly censors speech. With developments in technology, Chinese citizens are finding ways to circumvent these limitations.
Mark Zuckerberg Ends Election Grants Mark Zuckerberg Ends Election Grants (4/15/2022) - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg who gave half a billion USD in 2020 to election offices will not be making any…

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Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Freed After 10 Years In Prison (3/13/2022) - The family of Raif Badawi, one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent political prisoners, has said the blogger is free after… Continue Reading
TikTok Is Just The Platform Russian Dissidents Need (3/10/2022) - Tiktok despite being swamped in misinformation at times, the app also serves as a platform for countering Kremlin propaganda. Continue Reading
Oman Arrests Prominent Internet Activist Al-Kathiri (3/7/2022) - Reliable local sources confirmed that on March 2, 2022, Oman's security authorities detained internet activist Ahmed Muslim Al-Kathiri. Continue Reading
Hacktivists Are Piercing Russia’s Propaganda Bubble (3/6/2022) - Hackers have decided to wage war on Russia, ensuring Russians see photos of Vladimir Putin's horrific campaign against Ukraine. Continue Reading

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Moneyed Interests, Information Provision, and Congress Moneyed Interests, Information Provision, and Congress (5/17/2022) - Politicians wrongly assume their self-interests are compatible with constituents' interests, the rich tend to have more access to them.
Adolescents In The US Are Becoming More Politically Polarized Adolescents In The US Are Becoming More Politically Polarized (5/6/2022) - In contrast to the findings of the 1960s an update to the socialization literature shows adolescents today are just as…
Left-Wing Authoritarians Share Key Psychological Traits With Far Right Left-Wing Authoritarians Share Key Psychological Traits With Far Right (5/6/2022) - People with authoritarian views, left or right, have surprisingly similar behaviors and psychological characteristics, a new study finds. 
A Hard Look At Corporations, Political Spending And Democracy A Hard Look At Corporations, Political Spending And Democracy (5/3/2022) - There is a crisis of democracy in America which poses fundamental questions for company engagement in the political process, expert.
Faces of Genders Are Perceived Differently By Liberals And Conservatives Faces of Genders Are Perceived Differently By Liberals And Conservatives (4/14/2022) - Liberals and conservatives differ in how they perceive dominance in women, which may influence their likelihood to vote them.