Didn’t he say the election was rigged? Yes, Donald Trump did say that, but that was before Election Day, and before, to the shock of America and to the rest of the world, he won the Electoral College
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.
16 States Have Made the Voting Selfie Illegal
Series of prohibitions on any photos of filled out ballots is keeping the voting selfie illegal in many places
Election Skewing Software Robots Try to Impact Social Media Debate
700,000 operational bots have been discovered pretending to be human to control the social media debate
Electoral System Hack Would be Difficult and Easy to Detect
It would be far more difficult to alter the outcome through a electoral system hack than typically thought
Mock Election Study Finds People Can Detect Rigged Voting
People were not deceived by researchers attempts to pass a rigged voting system as a fair choice
The Vote Hacking Targets That Keep Experts Troubled
Some computer scientists and security experts still concerned that vote hacking is a real threat
Vote Selfie Illegal in NJ, But Don’t Worry Too Much
New Jerseyans can still technically face punishment for taking a vote selfie but prosecutions unlikely
Election Reforms For an Era of Cybersecurity Vulnerability
Hacks are now so common that the worst cybersecurity vulnerability needs to be addressed before its too late
We Need to Legalize Ballot Selfies and Move On
Coercion can be dealt with even if we legalize ballot selfies so let’s focus on other ways to protect the vote
It’s Time to End the Selfie Voting Booth Ban
Although seemingly an innocuous practice, a very interesting and modern discussion on election law has been ignited that touches on issues of new technologies, privacy, voter intimidation, free speech and more