Cambridge Analytica harvested data on 50 million Facebook users for targeted political propaganda campaigns
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.
America’s Voting Machines Still at Risk of Manipulation
the country has failed to make significant progress securing voting machines, despite increasing warnings
US Intel Chief: No Coherent Strategy to Stop Russian Election Hacking
U.S. has yet to put in place any “coherent strategy” to thwart any Russian interference in the November elections
5 things Trump could do to stop Russia’s meddling if he wanted
Trump took an oath to defend the Constitution, which establishes democratic elections. He isn’t keeping that promise
A Student Built Program Designed to Sniff Out Twitter Bots
Students tracking about 1,500 political propaganda accounts that appear to have been generated by computers
Russia successfully hacked voting systems in 7 states
Russia managed to penetrate seven states by hacking voting websites, registration systems and databases
Sweden Lays Out Detailed Plan to Combat Election Interference
Local election workers have been trained to identify and stop foreign interference in the voting booths
Detailed Swedish election security plan provides true protection
Annual report says that Sweden’s “robust” and “decentralised” electoral system is tough to influence
Social Media Remains Vulnerable to Disinformation Campaigns
Facebook, Google and Twitter are fundamentally flawed and increasingly vulnerable to disinformation campaigns
Reviewing the greatest election tech challenges facing us today
Through the history of democratic elections, people created safeguards to ensure votes are cast and counted fairly