Tech Culture Security Trump fires cybersecurity director for calling election "most secure in American history" Chris Krebs is no longer director of CISA By Rob Thubron, November 18, 2020, 8:11 AM 98 comments
The Web Facebook will implement algorithm changes to limit the virality of political posts The social giant wants to prevent election disinformation By Samuel Gush, October 26, 2020, 9:36 PM 20 comments
Security Tech Culture Russian and Iranian hacker groups are looking to undermine U.S. elections US intelligence officials say Russian and Iranian hackers have infiltrated American voter record systems By Samuel Gush, October 23, 2020, 7:32 PM 29 comments
The Web Security Twitter removed 130 accounts with links to Iran during US presidential debate The misinformation campaigns are starting By Rob Thubron, October 1, 2020, 6:15 AM
Security Russian group behind Clinton hack targeted firm working on Biden campaign According to Microsoft By Rob Thubron, September 11, 2020, 5:18 AM 26 comments
Tech Culture Facebook will pay you to deactivate your account before the 2020 election It says it is willing to 'compensate' users to participate in a study to see how much election influence it has By Cal Jeffrey, September 8, 2020, 4:49 PM 10 comments
The Web Tech Culture Facebook prepares for Trump to dispute the election results, considers political ad "kill switch" Not all election interference is Russian By Rob Thubron, August 24, 2020, 5:18 AM 150 comments
Tech Culture The Web Trump says Twitter is "stifling free speech" after it labels his tweets with fact-check warning The president isn't happy By Rob Thubron, May 27, 2020, 5:20 AM 109 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Seattle-area voters will be the first to cast ballots on smartphones Turning to tech to further democracy By Shawn Knight, January 22, 2020, 2:28 PM 16 comments
Tech Culture Google Google outlines new, restrictive political ads policy that limits microtargeting Another tech giant distances itself from Facebook's stance on political ads By Adrian Potoroaca, November 21, 2019, 12:04 PM
The Web Tech Culture Hundreds of Facebook employees send letter to Zuckerberg asking for changes to political ads policy Many believe letting politicians lie with impunity is against the company's core values By Adrian Potoroaca, October 28, 2019, 9:04 PM 21 comments
The Web Senator Warren tests Facebook's ad policies on lying... by lying The presidential candidate goes meta By James Miller, October 13, 2019, 1:25 PM 10 comments
The Web Google Russia accuses Facebook, Google of interfering in its elections A practice it's familiar with By Rob Thubron, September 9, 2019, 7:40 AM 30 comments
Security Tech Culture 'MoscowMitch' hashtag trends after election security bills blocked The Senate leader earns a new nickname By James Miller, July 27, 2019, 10:44 AM 31 comments
Security Senate Intelligence Committee report says Russia targeted election systems in all 50 states in 2016 The previous investigations fell short of measuring the impact By Adrian Potoroaca, July 26, 2019, 8:37 AM 10 comments
Tech Culture Electronics Newly acquired voting tech may be vulnerable to attack Election 2020: new hardware, old software By James Miller, July 14, 2019, 11:10 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture The Web A fake Biden campaign site may be outperforming the real one The site the NYT accuses of political 'trolling' By James Miller, June 30, 2019, 12:04 PM 33 comments
Microsoft Security Microsoft's ElectionGuard aims to boost the security and verifiability of elections Microsoft wants to prevent election tampering By Shawn Knight, May 6, 2019, 3:48 PM 9 comments
Tech Culture The Web Democratic 2020 candidate Beto O'Rourke was a member of a hacking group More like Beta O'Rourke By James Miller, March 16, 2019, 12:15 PM 26 comments
The Web Industry Senator Amy Klobuchar floats idea of taxing companies that profit from user data Big tech is in the crosshairs By William Gayde, March 10, 2019, 1:09 PM 30 comments
Security The Web The US Cyber Command shut off infamous Russian troll factory from the internet on the day of the 2018 midterms The attack was to prevent Russian trolls from spreading misinformation on election day By William Gayde, February 28, 2019, 1:18 AM
Tech Culture Security Australia's major parties targeted in 'sophisticated' cyber attack ahead of election Concern is that sensitive stolen data could be used for interference in upcoming election By Dean Pennington, February 18, 2019, 11:31 AM
Tech Culture The Web New study finds internet users over 65 share the most fake news The study found that 18% of Republicans shared fake news and less than 4% of Democrats did By William Gayde, January 11, 2019, 12:16 AM 50 comments
Security US ready to hit Russia with cyberattack if it directly interferes with midterm elections A stark warning By Rob Thubron, November 4, 2018, 12:24 PM 16 comments
Industry Facebook to stop sending 'embeds' into political campaigns Company to push its politics portal instead By Cal Jeffrey, September 21, 2018, 12:33 PM