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Election Cybersecurity
Senators say intel officials will give more details on 2020 election interference
Andrew Desiderio / POLITICO / Aug. 3, 2020
Exclusive: Papers leaked before UK election in suspected Russian operation were hacked from ex-trade minister – sources
Jack Stubbs and Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters / Aug. 3, 2020
[Video] Will Americans trust the election process?
Bloomberg Business / Bloomberg / Aug. 3, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
U.S. issues alert about malware used by Chinese government
Alyza Sebenius / Bloomberg / Aug. 3, 2020
Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative orders
Lizette Chapman and Kartikay Mehrota / Bloomberg / July 31, 2020
CSU system investigating wide-reaching Blackbaud cyberattack
Colin Wood / EdScoop / Aug. 3, 2020
Tacoma school parents get bogus emails after server is hacked
The News Tribune / The Seattle Times / Aug. 3, 2020
Inside the Microsoft talks to buy TikTok’s U.S. business
Georgia Wells et al. / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 3, 2020
Exclusive: Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to clinch TikTok deal
Greg Roumeliotis et al. / Reuters / Aug. 2, 2020
FCC chair says agency will take public comment on Trump social media petition
David Shepardson and Jonathan Oatis / Reuters / Aug. 3, 2020
Microsoft’s takeover would be a win for TikTok and tech giants – not users
Paul Haskell-Dowland and Brianna O’Shea / The Conversation / Aug. 3, 2020
Twitter could pay FTC fine over alleged privacy violations
Kimberly Chin / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 3, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg Continues Facebook’s Turn against China
Jimmy Quinn / The National Review / Aug. 3, 2020
Google to invest $450 million in ADT to boost smart-home security offerings
Dave Sebastian / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 3, 2020
St. Louis, DHS test tech inn bid to benefit smart cities
Phil Goldstein / StateTech Magazine / Aug. 3, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
WhatsApp spyware attack: senior clergymen in Togo among activists targeted
Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Jennifer Rankin / The Guardian / Aug. 3, 2020
UK says ‘inappropriate’ to comment on hacking of former trade minister’s email
Guy Faulconbridge et al. / Reuters / Aug. 3, 2020
5G unmade: The UK’s Huawei reversal splits the global telecom supply chain
Scott Fulton III / ZDNet / Aug. 3, 2020
Video: 53 internet shutdowns recorded so far in 2020, says digital rights group
Bloomberg / Aug. 3, 2020
India’s decision to check the power of Chinese tech should be followed by other democracies
Arvind Gupta / The Washington Post / Aug. 3, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Facebook places ‘partly false’ label on fake Pelosi video that went viral
Justin Wise / The Hill / Aug. 3, 2020
Fact check: Photo questioning Kamala Harris’ African ancestry does not show her parents
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 3, 2020
Fact check: Photo shows 2019 music event in Zurich, not coronavirus protest in Berlin
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 3, 2020
Fact check: Photo showing Pelosi and other Democrats with no masks predates U.S. pandemic
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 3, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on drug costs, hydroxychloroquine
Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward / The Associated Press / Aug. 3, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
North Carolina State Board of Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell discusses cybersecurity, the pandemic, and steps the state is taking to ensure elections go off without a hitch.
Clayton Henkel / NC Policy Watch / Aug. 3, 2020
All-Mail-In Primary Ballot Issues Linger in Sussex County
Jennifer Dericks / TAPinto.net / Aug. 3, 2020
Disputed Ballots Must Be Counted in N.Y. Congressional Race, U.S. Judge Rules
Jesse McKinley / The New York Times / Aug. 3, 2020
Lawsuit: Louisiana doing too little to protect voting rights
Melinda Deslatte / The Associated Press / Aug. 3, 2020
There Have Been 38 Statewide Elections During the Pandemic. Here’s How They Went.
Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight / Aug. 3, 2020
There’s nothing sinister about a vote count that lasts beyond election night
Michael McGough / StarTribune / Aug. 3, 2020
U.S. House panel to hold Postal Service hearing amid 2020 election concerns
David Shepardson / Reuters / Aug. 3, 2020
[Video] The vital role of the U.S. Postal Service in American elections
PBS News Hour / Aug. 3, 2020
Trump vows to sue Nevada to block universal mail-in ballots
Joseph Ax and John Whitesides / Reuters / Aug. 3, 2020
Trump claims authority to issue order on mail-in votes
The Associated Press / Aug. 3, 2020
‘We’re Not Ready’: Experts Sound Alarm As US Embraces Mail-Focused Election
Thomas F. Harrison / Courthouse News Service / Aug. 3, 2020
The Cybersecurity 202: White House backpedals after Trump’s suggested election delay crossed GOP red line
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Aug. 3, 2020
ID Laws and Stigma Are Keeping Some Trans Voters Away From the Polls
Hannah Smothers / VICE / Aug. 3, 2020
Census Bureau will finish count earlier than expected, deliver data to Trump
Steven Shepard / POLITICO / Aug. 3, 2020