Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
DHS plans largest operation to secure U.S. election against hacking
Joseph Marks / The Washington Post / Oct. 30, 2020
Iran probed state election websites since September, U.S. says
Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 30, 2020
Exclusive: Russian hackers targeted California, Indiana Democratic parties
Raphael Satter et al. / Reuters / Oct. 30, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
How California’s ballot could reshape Silicon Valley
Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios / Oct. 30, 2020
Study: Facebook and dating apps grab the most personal user data
Ina Fried / Axios / Oct. 30, 2020
Instagram partners with ATTN: to encourage young people to vote
Sara Fischer / Axios / Oct. 30, 2020
The pandemic isn’t slowing tech
Ina Fried / Axios / Oct. 30, 2020
Amazon and Google’s true advantage
Shira Ovide / The New York Times / Oct. 30, 2020
U. Houston partnered with Microsoft to build STEM career pipeline
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Oct. 30, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Facing surge in virus, European countries try to fix their Covid apps
Catherine Stupp / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 30, 2020
Xi Jinping promises China will be more open to international scientific cooperation despite drive for hi-tech self-reliance
Matt Ho and Echo Xie / South China Morning Post / Oct. 30, 2020
Huawei marks first drop in China shipments since 2014 amid US sanctions, sees market share shrink
Iris Deng and Celia Chen / South China Morning Post / Oct. 30, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Survey: Most social media users in three key states have seen ads questioning the election
Steven Overly / POLITICO / Oct. 30, 2020
How three election-related falsehoods spread
Davey Alba / The New York Times / Oct. 30, 2020
Twitter unlocks New York Post account after two-week standoff
Robert McMillan / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 30, 2020
Ahead of U.S. election, Facebook suspends political and new group recommendations
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters / Oct. 30, 2020
Instagram pauses ‘recent’ search listings on U.S. site to stop fake election news
Reuters / Oct. 29, 2020
Here are all the steps social media made to combat misinformation. Will it be enough?
Kari Paul / The Guardian / Oct. 30, 2020
Conspiracy theorists forced to apologise for calling Victorian youth leader a Covid ‘crisis actor’
Nino Bucci / The Guardian / Oct. 30, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Florida men charged with stealing mail-in ballots from post office
Kaelan Deese / The Hill / Oct. 30, 2020
In Florida, voters of color and young voters have had ballots flagged for possible rejection at higher rates than others
Elise Viebeck and Beth Reinhard / The Washington Post / Oct. 30, 2020
Pa. elections chief urges counties to begin counting mail-in ballots early Tuesday morning
Kyle Cheney / POLITICO / Oct. 30, 2020
Early voting brings one million Black voters to Georgia polls
Katanga Johnson / Reuters / Oct. 30, 2020
Texas early voting surpasses 2016’s total turnout
Ursula Perano / Axios / Oct. 30, 2020
Miles to go before they vote: Without absentee ballots, displaced Texans cross the country to vote at home
Karen Brooks Harper / The Texas Tribune / Oct. 30, 2020
Maine becomes first state to use ranked-choice voting in a presidential election
Jon Kamp / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 30, 2020
Trump, Biden make final pitch in Wisconsin amid Covid-19 surge
Erin Ailworth and John McCormick / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 30, 2020
How do states protect the integrity of election results?
WSJ Staff Reporter / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 30, 2020
Twitter users react to bald eagles circling over Biden campaign event in Iowa
Alicia Cohn / The Hill / Oct. 30, 2020
As a divisive election arrives, the National Guard prepares for unrest and wrestles with how to respond
Dan Lamothe / The Washington Post / Oct. 30, 2020
The absent bloc that could decide the U.S. election
Yasmeen Serhan / The Atlantic / Oct. 30, 2020
U.S. judge orders ‘extraordinary measures’ to ensure ballot deliveries
David Shepardson / Reuters / Oct. 30, 2020
Is it safe to lick the ballot envelope? Public health officials take on the new challenge of making voting safe amid a pandemic
Andrew Joseph / Stat News / Oct. 29, 2020
Even from childhood bedrooms, social distanced students work to get out the vote
Brian Contreras / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 30, 2020
Transportation companies help voters get to the polls
Joann Muller / Axios / Oct. 30, 2020
The massive early vote
Ursula Perano / Axios / Oct. 30, 2020
Early and mail-in voting for 2020 election expands dramatically despite legal fights
Richard H. Pildes / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 30, 2020
Photos: Early voting underway for 2020 election
Times Staff / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 30, 2020
With election looming, U.S. faces record surge of coronavirus cases
Lisa Shumaker and David Morgan / Reuters / Oct. 30, 2020
You have rights when you go to vote – and many people are there to help if there’s trouble at the polls
Daniel R. Birdsong / The Conversation / Oct. 30, 2020