U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says risks to election security are now among the “principal security threats” facing the country.
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.
ICE is Behind Demand for Millions of NC Voting Records
U.S. federal prosecutors have subpoenaed millions of pages of voter records for the eastern half of North Carolina.
No Let Up In Cyberattack Campaigns Targeting U.S. Vote
Top U.S. intelligence and defense officials caution the threat to the U.S. in cyberspace is not diminishing ahead of November’s midterm elections.
Fund Meant To Protect Elections May Be Too Little, Too Late
EAC released a report Tuesday detailing how each state plans to spend total of $380 million in grants allocated to improve and secure election systems.
Google Workers Protest Work on Great Firewall of China
Google is planning a return to China. With the project in its early stages and shrouded in secrecy, employees are demanding transparency.
More US States Deploy Technology To Track Election Hacking Attempts
Some U.S. states have adopted technology to enable the federal government have access to state computer managing voter data to root out hackers.
Worrying Cyberattacks on Democratic House Candidate in California
A series of cyber-attacks targeted Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s Democratic opponent. The brain behind this attack still remains a mystery. But Rohrabacher has a nickname among his colleagues: Putin’s Favorite Congressman.
Reports of Florida Election Site Hacking Rankle Officials
Childs’ play or security alert? Question for Florida election officials who contend reports of an 11year old with a replica of the state election site.
FBI Task Force Sharing Information About Online Election Trolls
New foreign influence task force is sharing information about online trolls with technology companies to disrupt foreign influence operations
Social Media Bosses to Face Senate Election Interference Hearing
Senior executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google will testify to the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Sept. 5, the committee’s vice chairman said.