Florida lawmakers were angry when they emerged from an FBI briefing that left them with unanswered questions on Russian cyberattacks in 2016.
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.
DHS Still Hasn’t Performed Audits To See If 2016 Votes Were Hacked
It’s almost certain that hostile foreign hackers will try to disrupt and sow confusion around the pivotal U.S. elections in 2020.
Baltimore City Ransomware Attack Affects Board Of Elections
Baltimore City’s new mayor had been on the job for four days when he had to announce that city’s computer system had fallen victim to a ransomware attack.
We Must Improve Voter Registration Database Security And Monitoring
This is stunning news, and a wake-up call for improving the integrity and security of election administration and technology in the United States.
Florida Governor Says Russian Hackers Breached 2 Counties In 2016
Russian hackers breached the systems of two county elections systems in Florida in 2016, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday at a news conference.
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced To Strengthen Voting Cybersecurity
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Tuesday that would require a cybersecurity expert from the Department of Homeland Security.
Can Open Source Help Safeguard Elections?
Lawmakers are demonstrating increased interest in open source technology as a means to solving longstanding challenges around election security.
Podcast: What does the Mueller report mean for democracy?
Listen to the interview with Laura Rosenberger By now, you’ve no doubt head all about the report issued by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the drama in Washington that’s ensued in the time since its release. But, if you only focus on the information about collusion and obstruction in the Trump administration, you are missing […]
FBI To Brief House Members On Hacking Of Florida County
The FBI will brief Florida members of Congress next week about the claim that a Florida county was hacked by Russian intelligence in 2016.
Deep Fake Videos Increasingly Worry U.S. Intelligence Agencies
A video of a seemingly real news anchor, reading a patently false script saying things like the “subways always run on time”.