Any tampering with our decrepit voting system would have to be localized and largely not electronic
Technology Dissidents articles on Democracy Chronicles
This technology dissidents section covers individuals and groups using technology to advance democracy and the controversies surrounding this practice. Whistleblowers like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange will be covered here as well as technology and election experts like Harvard University's Lawrence Lessig. Also check out our entire section on Election Technology.
Internet Access Has Become Favored Weapon of Repression
Revealing how minority groups worldwide suffer when internet access used as tool of repression
Pakistani Digital Rights Activist Nominated For Human Rights Award
Digital Rights Foundation founded by Pakistani digital rights activist Nighat Dad is changing the nation
Now Showing in New Zealand: The Kim Dotcom Soap Opera
Islanders have come to see the Kim Dotcom soap opera as a sideshow to political life in New Zealand
Princeton Professor is an Expert at Hacking Voting Machines
Experts like Professor Andrew Appel have been hacking voting machines and other electronic voting systems for a living
Is an Edward Snowden Deal on the Horizon For Obama?
An Edward Snowden deal from Obama where he returns home is subject of discussion
New Methods of Repression Tactics Target World’s Journalists
Modern dictatorships using a new generation of repression tactics to stop journalists from reporting
First They Came For Assange…
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now hosted “First They Came For Assange…”, on Wednesday at Thoughtworks NYC, one of the many events around the globe signifying the 4 years Julian Assange has been in political asylum at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London
Key Trial of Dissident Vietnam Blogger Begins
Arrested for criticizing government, Vietnam blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh faces prison if convicted
Cambodian Facebook User Jailed For Posting Comment
Color revolution comments on Cambodian Facebook have led to jail sentence for Kong Raya