The tactics used in 2016 are eerily similar to those used throughout much of the Cold War
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.
State Continues to Sell Personal Info of 1.5 Million Utah Voters
The personal identifying information of Utah voters will continue to be sold by the state
Google to Provide Cybersecurity Protection For Elections
Google is launching an effort to provide cybersecurity support to election organizations and civic groups
Advertising Lobby Pushing to End Privacy For Broadband Customers
The advertising lobby is asking Congress to roll back FCC broadband privacy rules
Colorado Voting Selfie Laws and Election Fraud
The real threat of Colorado voting selfies is to the secret ballot: a fundamental tenet of democracy
Lawmakers Seek to Sell the Personal Information of Utah Voters
Lawmakers and other interests want Utah voters’ personal info to be public and even for sale
Experts Outline Extent of Russian Election Meddling Policy
Russia’s Putin aims to undermine Western Democracies with election meddling, experts say
Key Utah Voter Record Privacy Bill Moves Forward
Utah House barely passes bill allowing voters to protect their private voter registration information
Dutch Abandon Voting Software Amid Hacking Fears
Authorities in the Netherlands are to abandon electronic vote counting in favor of old fashioned methods
FBI Takes Action After Georgia Election System Hacked
Potentially millions of of voter records maintained by the center were compromised during a data breach