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10 hours ago

How the PINs Ontario voters threw away in 2022's municipal elections opened online voting to fraud | CBC News

Severe flaws in logistics and technology threatened the integrity of the online vote in Ontario's 2022 municipal elections, a major new study suggests and points to vulnerabilities across voting systems supplied by different vendors that left 70 per cent of races at "high or extreme risk" of compromise. The research was conducted by a group of academics from Brock, Carleton and Western universities, all of which specialize in computer engineering, cryptography and political science.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Moldovan diaspora critical in elections as country battles Russian vote-buying, says former minister

Moldovan diaspora faces targeted Russian-backed vote-buying and incentive campaigns aimed at influencing elections and undermining the pro-European government.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Orange County wants to know: Are any dogs or cats registered to vote?

On Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors directed staff to cross-reference voter rolls with pet registration data in the county in order to make sure there are no four-legged voters with names like Fido, Fifi, Spot, Sparky or Lucky casting ballots in the next special election in November. "How do we check that dogs and cats or whatever are not on our (voter) rolls?" Supervisor Dan Wagner asked during the meeting Tuesday.
US politics
US politics
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Trump's DOJ Has Demanded Voter Files From at Least 27 States

The Justice Department has sought full state voter-registration databases, including sensitive identifiers, escalating requests that raise concerns about election administration and data privacy.
US politics
fromWIRED
1 month ago

No, Trump Can't Legally Federalize US Elections

The Trump administration promotes unfounded claims about election infrastructure while seeking federal control and installing officials who challenge the 2020 election outcome.
#mail-in-voting
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Trump Wants to Change Voting Rules. He Should Be Careful What He Wishes For.

Last week, President Donald Trump announced that he wanted to fundamentally change the way Americans vote. He wants to prohibit absentee ballots, mail ballots, early in-person voting, and the use of voting machines. He wants all voting to take place on Election Day and all ballots to be paper ballots. He claims that such changes will make elections more honest by preventing voter fraud. This is an extraordinarily dubious claim.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

DHS to states: Follow our voting rules or lose out on election security money

The Trump administration may withhold roughly $28 million in DHS election-security grants unless states comply with new federal voting requirements.
US politics
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Election workers fear 2026 threats without feds' support

Death threats against election officials began after the 2020 presidential election, exacerbated by refusal to endorse election fraud claims.
US politics
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Combating Domestic Violent Extremism Is No Longer a FEMA Priority

FEMA grant recipients must re-categorize activities to align with new national priorities, moving away from domestic violent extremism.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Trump's spy chief claims the Obama administration 'manufactured' intel on Russia

On Friday afternoon, ODNI published a press release asserting that its director, Tulsi Gabbard, "revealed overwhelming evidence" that President Obama and his national security officials "manufactured and politicized intelligence" to launch a "years-long coup against President Trump."
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fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system

The Trump administration has built a national citizenship data system for verifying voter citizenship, raising concerns about privacy and transparency.
#cisa
fromNextgov.com
4 months ago
Information security

CISA projected to lose a third of its workforce under Trump's 2026 budget

CISA's workforce and budget face significant cuts under the proposed 2026 budget, despite increasing cybersecurity threats.
fromNextgov.com
4 months ago
Information security

House appropriators question justification for proposed CISA budget cuts

CISA faces nearly $500 million budget cuts despite rising cybersecurity threats and challenges to its election security mission.
Information security
fromNextgov.com
4 months ago

CISA projected to lose a third of its workforce under Trump's 2026 budget

CISA's workforce and budget face significant cuts under the proposed 2026 budget, despite increasing cybersecurity threats.
#trump
US Elections
fromSlate Magazine
4 months ago

Trump Has Taken a Renewed Interest in the Conspirators Who Infiltrated 2020 Voting Machines

Trump's pardoning of insurrectionists reflects his continued disregard for the rule of law and election integrity.
fromThe Atlantic
5 months ago
US politics

Phase Two Will Be Worse Than DOGE

Trump's presidency is marked by a clear theme of retribution against dissenters within his ranks.
US Elections
fromSlate Magazine
4 months ago

Trump Has Taken a Renewed Interest in the Conspirators Who Infiltrated 2020 Voting Machines

Trump's pardoning of insurrectionists reflects his continued disregard for the rule of law and election integrity.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Trump Slammed Radical Left' For Jailing Election Official Here's What The Republican DA Who Prosecuted Her Had to Say

Trump defends Tina Peters, calling her conviction a persecution by Democrats, although she was prosecuted by a Republican.
US Elections
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

Iraqi immigrant and self-proclaimed Trump supporter charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election in New York

An Iraqi man was charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election despite knowing he was not a U.S. citizen.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

Trump uses government powers to target perceived enemies

Trump has retaliated against perceived enemies since returning to office, using government power to target over 100 individuals and institutions.
#cybersecurity
fromDatabreaches
5 months ago
Privacy professionals

EFF Leads Prominent Security Experts in Urging Trump Administration to Leave Chris Krebs Alone

Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
5 months ago

Krebs resigns from SentinelOne after Trump memo targets him

Chris Krebs resigned from SentinelOne amid a federal order revoking his security clearance and targeting his past actions regarding election security.
Privacy professionals
fromDatabreaches
5 months ago

EFF Leads Prominent Security Experts in Urging Trump Administration to Leave Chris Krebs Alone

The Trump Administration's investigation of Christopher Krebs is viewed as politically motivated, threatening cybersecurity professionals' ability to report truthfully.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
5 months ago

Krebs resigns from SentinelOne after Trump memo targets him

Chris Krebs resigned from SentinelOne amid a federal order revoking his security clearance and targeting his past actions regarding election security.
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 months ago

Security officials report 'repression' operation targeting Conservative candidate Joe Tay | CBC News

The operation against Joe Tay involves a mock 'wanted' poster and coordinated online content targeting his candidacy, expected to intimidate voters and silence dissent.
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