Twitter removes thousands of accounts that tried to dissuade Democrats from voting | Social Media
Twitter has deleted thousands of automated accounts posting messages that tried to discourage and dissuade voters from casting their ballot in the…
Browsing Tag
voting
Texas has a long history of problems with Hart eSlate voting machines | Tech Industry
During early voting in some Texas counties, a handful of voters reported seeing their straight-ticket votes changed to endorse the opposing party.…
Campaign 2018: Voting machines are vulnerable to hacking | Cyber Security
Thousands of voting machines are vulnerable to hacking ahead of the 2018 midterm election. Voting machines — even the optical scan ballot machines…
Half of US states using voting machines with a known vulnerability, says report | Cyber Security
Hackers at the Defcon voter hacking village take a look at the software on a voting machine. Alfred Ng/ CNET Elections machines used in 26 states…
Instagram will promote mid-term voting with stickers, registration info | Social
Facebook is getting ready to purposefully influence the U.S. mid-term elections after spending two years trying to safeguard against foreign…
Japanese City Trials Blockchain Voting for Social Development Programs | Crypto
A Japanese city government has become one of the first in the country to have tested a blockchain-based system that lets residents cast votes to…
Hackers take on new voting machines at Defcon video | Cyber Security
Welcome to the 359.I’m Ben Fox Rubin.I’m Roger Cheng.I’m Alfred Ng.So Alfred, you just got back from Vegas where you attented the DefCon and…
Political voting maps are useless – Info Web Design
This week, the New York Times ran a data visualization that is drawing criticism. Titled “An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election,” it’s a map…