Whereas many voters are considering which candidates to support, government officials are working to safeguard the system against foreign interference.
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.
DHS Secretary: US Election Infrastructure Safe For Now
DHS Secretary assures voters to be confident, everything will work as it should, at least for now, the secretary of homeland security said Tuesday.
Wisconsin Shows How States Can Secure Election Before November
Wisconsin’s action last week requiring a post-election audit will help secure the November vote and should be followed by states that lack such protections.
Experts Are Already Witnessing Attempts to Hack Our Elections
This news is a blow to American democracy and should have raised an alarm to other states and the federal government. A paper ballot works just fine!
Some Evidence Indicates China Set To Target US Elections
China may be using thesame method used by Russia to meddle with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, through emails of U.S. political action committees.
Chinese Angrily Reject Trump Election Hacking Allegations
China has rejected accusations from President Donald Trump that Beijing is meddling in the upcoming U.S. elections, with some media saying its “crazy talk”.
Shock as Trump Accuses China of Election Meddling
Trump says China has been meddling in upcoming midterms slated for November 2018 as well as against his administration during U.N. Security Council meeting.
US Attorneys General Discuss Social Media Privacy Concerns
US Attorney General Jeff and top state law enforcement officials held meeting on how to safeguard social media privacy though no concrete decision taken.
FEC Still Refusing to Enforce Laws Banning Foreign Election Spending
CommonCause urged that the FEC to release report requested by Congress regarding the Commission’s role and efforts to keep foreign money out of US elections
Research Report Outlines Voter Registration Database Security
The Center for Election Innovation and Research released a must read research report titled “Voter Registration Database Security” dated September 2018.