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Election Cybersecurity
The Cybersecurity 202: Officials say firing DHS cyber chief could make U.S. less safe as election process continues
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Nov. 13, 2020
Repudiating Trump, officials say election ‘most secure’
Eric Tucker and Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / Nov. 13, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Biden transition leans on state and local tech experience
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Nov. 12, 2020
Biden’s resolve on tech will face early test in U.S. trade talks
Cristiano Lima / POLITICO / Nov. 13, 2020
Delayed transition creates IT, cybersecurity risks for Biden team
Sara Wilson / FedScoop / Nov. 13, 2020
The Technology 202: Trump will face new rules on Facebook and Twitter after he leaves office
Cat Zakrzewski and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Nov. 13, 2020
TikTok gains extension of divestiture deadline
John D. McKinnon / The Wall Street Journal / Nov. 13, 2020
Software vendor says data breach exposed nearly 28 million Texas driver’s license records
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Nov. 13, 2020
Covid-19 vaccine makers face Russian, North Korean cyberattacks, Microsoft says
Robert McMillan / The Wall Street Journal / Nov. 13, 2020
Schools struggling to stay open get hit by ransomware attacks
Tawnell D. Hobbs / The Wall Street Journal / Nov. 13, 2020
Penn State geographers build VR to show climate change effects
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Nov. 13, 2020
U. California system expands COVID-19 exposure app to more campuses
Jake Williams / EdScoop / Nov. 13, 2020
Cable TV’s slow, painful death
Kendall Baker / Axios / Nov. 13, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
TikTok gets 15-day extension as US sale deadline is pushed to November 27
Jodi Xu Klein / South China Morning Post / Nov. 13, 2020
Why is facial recognition technology still a big no-no for many?
Preetipadma / Analytics Insight / Nov. 13, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
‘Don’t fuel the fire’: disinformation experts on how Biden should deal with Trump’s election lies
Lois Beckett / The Guardian / Nov. 13, 2020
Parler’s post-election popularity sparks misinformation concerns
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Nov. 13, 2020
Post-election, extremists use fringe social networks to push fraud claims, violence
Mark Scott / POLITICO / Nov. 13, 2020
Pelosi slams Facebook as ‘part of the problem’ on election misinformation
Reuters / Nov. 13, 2020
Zuckerberg defends decision to not suspend Bannon after Twitter move: report
Jordan Williams / The Hill / Nov. 13, 2020
Trump lost. But his Twitter feed keeps giving supporters false hope.
Glenn Kessler / The Washington Post / Nov. 13, 2020
‘Stop the Steal’ supporters, restrained by Facebook, turn to Parler to peddle false election claims
Elizabeth Dwoskin and Rachel Lerman / The Washington Post / Nov. 13, 2020
In the United States, QAnon is struggling. The conspiracy theory is thriving abroad.
Emily Rauhala and Loveday Morris / The Washington Post / Nov. 13, 2020
An AI tool can distinguish between a conspiracy theory and a true conspiracy – it comes down to how easily the story falls apart
Timothy R. Tangherlini / The Conversation / Nov. 13, 2020
Fact check: Online rumor of voter fraud scheme using women’s maiden names is baseless
Reuters / Nov. 13, 2020
Fact check: Deviation from Benford’s Law does not prove election fraud
Reuters / Nov. 13, 2020
Fact check: Instagram user did not dispose of ballots cast for Trump in Philadelphia
Reuters / Nov. 13, 2020
Fact check: George Soros does not own Parler and Fox News has not reported that he does
Reuters / Nov. 13, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Election Day problems, Newark: Delayed openings, confusion forced potential voters away from polls
Genesis Obando / NJ Spotlight News / Nov. 13, 2020
VICTOR JOECKS: Clark County election officials accepted my signature — on 8 ballot envelopes
Victor Joecks / Las Vegas Review-Journal / Nov. 12, 2020
Oakland ballots not counted after voters wrongly told they were receipts, civil rights groups say
John Myers / Los Angeles Times / Nov. 13, 2020
The Associated Press first called a presidential race in 1848; here’s why and how the media call races in the U.S.
Alexandra Olson and David Koenig / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Nov. 12, 2020
Trump campaign, supporters face legal setbacks in Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania election suits
Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Sara Randazzo / The Wall Street Journal / Nov. 13, 2020
Trump law firm withdraws from Pennsylvania case challenging election
Tom McCarthy / The Guardian / Nov. 13, 2020
Trump campaign ends voter fraud hotline after it’s filled with prank calls
Marina Pitofsky / The Hill / Nov. 13, 2020
Trump cries voter fraud. In court, his lawyers don’t.
Byron Tau and Sara Randazzo / The Wall Street Journal / Nov. 13, 2020
Biden solidifies U.S. election win, Trump says ‘time will tell’ if he stays in power
Simon Lewis and Steve Holland / Reuters / Nov. 9, 2020
Navarro: White House’s operating ‘assumption is a second Trump term’
Nick Niedzwiadek / POLITICO / Nov. 13, 2020
President-elect Biden, denied classified intel briefings, to bring in national security experts
Simon Lewis / Reuters / Nov. 13, 2020