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Voting Technology articles on Democracy Chronicles
This voting technology section highlights the important role technology has played in democratic history and seeks to explore how technology will shape the future of elections. This new era of elections is an area of heavy debate in political circles. Be sure to also check out our Election Technology section and our articles on Technology Dissidents, the Internet and Voting or Voting Machines.
Join The Twitter Campaign for Nigeria Women #BringBackOurGirls
#BringBackOurGirls is growing international campaign for Nigeria women caught in insurgent’s war
Iran Conservatives Ban on WhatsApp is Vetoed
Iran dictatorship sees rare success for openness to technology and media as ban on WhatsApp blocked by reformist President Hassan Rouhani capping a series of changes
#BringBackOurGirls events planned worldwide, Twitter mobilizes
@BringGirlsBack: 2000+ Twitter followers in a few days, thanks to a large extent to a big boost from Lauren Laverne, a UK media celebrity. Today, we are organising events in 6 countries (Nigeria, UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, France)
Obama Expands ‘Reasonable’ Search and Seizure to Cell Phones
In the latest expansion of the national security state, the Obama administration has brought to the Supreme Court the argument that anyone’s cell phone is subject to search and seizure without first obtaining search warrants.
How to Improve the American Voting System
No improvement of any kind is possible until we have verifiable vote-counting. Public Ballot-Imaging is an easy way to make the count verifiable, and therefore legitimate. If machine balloting of any kind is used, then the machine must output a paper ballot
Microsoft’s Paul Allen Investing in Internet Voting
Billionaire Paul Allen is investing in internet voting firm managing US military’s unusual system
Blocking Youtube and Twitter? Not a Big Deal
I spent hours everyday online. All of a sudden, the Chinese government was blocking YouTube. That content could not be found on any websites within the Great Firewall. I was depressed for a while, until I learnt the magic of VPN.
Why Turkey Blocked Access to Twitter and YouTube
In a statement released on Twitter, officials went onto say “We expect the government to restore access to twitter immediately so that its citizens can continue an open online dialogue ahead of the elections.” Elections take place in Turkey, today.
Turkey Bans YouTube as War Drums Beat Over Syria
Extremely risky political situation with Syria conflict flaring as Turkey bans YouTube