[ad_1] Though the social media accounts were using familiar tactics — spreading inflammatory memes in an effort to “sow discord” — the IRA went to new lengths to disguise its involvement. Rather than operating the accounts out of Moscow, as they did in 2016, the accounts were run by groups in Ghana and Nigeria, according […]
Category: elections
Netanyahu’s party left Israel’s entire voter registry exposed
[ad_1] Researchers had also found an Elector security hole in September 2019, and there were other flaws on top of that (such as one that allowed modifying Likud’s vote count). However, Likud appears to have disregarded those concerns and simply uploaded the voter database. The vulnerability was closed roughly a day after it came to […]
Mobile app problems could delay Iowa caucus results
[ad_1] The problems aren’t expected to affect accuracy, and there weren’t concerns about security. The Democrats first used a phone app to submit results in 2016. This is a small problem in the long run. Most concerns about technology in the 2020 election revolve around more serious issues like voting system security and attempts to […]
West Virginia will allow people with disabilities to vote by smartphone
[ad_1] Security is a concern, though. While Warner said Voatz worked well in the 2018 midterms and was going through an audit for consideration, security researchers have cautioned against using it or other voting apps. There have been concerns that its web server and blockchain implementations weren’t all that secure, and that the private source […]
Lyft expands free voter rides to all US primaries
[ad_1] The company is promising more details on plans to improve voter access and “other forms of civic engagement” later in the year. This is partly a promotional vehicle, of course Along with other LyftUp projects like Disaster Response and Grocery Access, it’s as much about polishing Lyft’s image as it is caring for people […]
A bug caused UK election ad spends to disappear on Facebook
[ad_1] To say the Ad Library bugged out at the worst possible time would be an understatement. On Thursday, people in the UK will vote in what will likely go down as one of the most important elections in the country’s history. Who they decide to lead their parliament will have major implications on Brexit, […]
Reddit bans 61 accounts linked to ‘suspected campaign from Russia’
[ad_1] Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn presented leaked documents to back claims that the British government put its NHS on the table as part of trade talks with the US. Earlier this week, network analysis firm Graphika Labs linked the leak of the documents and the posts on Reddit from a month before to techniques […]
Google bans political ad targeting by affiliation and voter records
[ad_1] These practices are in line with what you already see in conventional TV, radio and print ads, Google said. The search firm is also taking a tougher stance on truth in advertising than Facebook, if only slightly. It’s clearing up its ad policies to explicitly forbid deepfakes, misleading census claims or any other ads […]
Facebook will let politicians run false ads during UK elections
[ad_1] That reluctance to check ads is leading to concerns, including from those investigating Facebook. The head of parliamentary hearings looking into Facebook’s practices, MP Damian Collins, told CNN that people shouldn’t be allowed to spread false claims “just because they are paying” for it. He was also disappointed in former UK politician Nick Clegg, […]
Iranian cyberattack targeted a US presidential campaign
[ad_1] The intruders “were not technically sophisticated,” Microsoft said, but they were determined. They conducted extensive research of personal info to identify accounts and potentially fool account recovery systems, sometimes obtaining phone numbers used for two-factor authentication. There were over 2,700 attempts to identify accounts over the roughly month-long stretch. Phosphorous frequently used spear phishing […]