Democrats intensified their push to shore up the nation’s network of voting machines that are vulnerable to attack
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.
Are countries across Latin America vulnerable to election hacking?
American officials warn Russia will try to influence the upcoming elections in Mexico and across Latin America
Report: Russians Successfully Hacked 2016 Election Systems
Russians penetrated voter registration rolls in several states before the 2016 presidential election
The right balance between government transparency and publicity
Does the public have a right to “full transparency” about what its government does? Or are there reasonable limits?
VIDEO: Historical precedents to fake Twitter accounts
Twitter bots are really just a recycling of Cold War techniques designed to sow political division in your opponent
Voting booth selfies are a crime in NJ, should that change?
Bill would mean New Jerseyans will no longer be technically breaking the law if they share their “ballot selfies” online
Kansas exposes citizens private info in latest voter fraud fiasco
Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office released the data as part of program that looks for double voter registrations
Senators Take Action to Block Feared North Korean Election Hack
Lawmakers are pushing forward a bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday calling for sanctions against countries found to be meddling in U.S. elections. Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen and Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio are working together on the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines act, or DETER, which Van Hollen says would send an […]
Ecuador confirms granting citizenship to WikiLeaks’ Assange
Citizenship granted to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been sheltering at its London embassy for 5 years to avoid arrest
Top tech lobby joins legal battle to keep ‘net neutrality’
The lobby group for some of the most powerful US tech firms said Friday it would join the legal challenge to the planned rollback of “net neutrality” rules requiring internet service providers to treat all online traffic equally. The Internet Association — a group which includes Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft, among others — announced […]