The German elections could be affected by hacking just like the US presidential elections last year
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.
Russian Dressing, No Beef
If the Democrats and liberal mainstream media want to preserve democracy as they claim to, they must accept the election results instead of pushing baseless conspiracy theories. It is time for the witch hunt to end.
U.S. Accused Of Influencing Local Russian Elections
Vladimir Putin’s ruling party struck back against Trump scandal with an accusation of its own Friday
Key Panel Meets to Review India’s Voting Machines
Allegations of irregularities and hacking of electronic voting machines were top of the agenda at the meeting
Foreign Election Interference Fears Gains Traction in Europe
Fears have been voiced in several European countries that elections could be marred by manipulation
Russia’s Shadow-War In A Wary Europe
The combative populist Marine Le Pen of the right-wing National Front flew to Moscow to meet with Putin
New Concerns About Hacking at Brexit Voter Registration Site
Foreign hackers may have targeted the British government’s voter registration site before Brexit
How to Use Randomness to Protect Elections From Hacking
A new study finds that inspecting election results is best done with a dash of randomness
Web-Based Voting Isn’t Plausible, At Least Yet
If I can compromise the ability of the system to receive votes then I can also control the outcome
Tactics of Political Twitter Bots Moving Into Business World
Questions are arising over how political Twitter bots tactics could be used against an enterprise