Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity / Technology
After years of work, Congress passes “internet of things” cybersecurity bill— and it’s kind of a big deal
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Nov. 23, 2020
Opinion: US national security policy in the 117th Congress and a new administration
Israel “Izzy” Klein and Brian Greer / The Hill / Nov. 23, 2020
OPM releases guidance for federal cybersecurity rotational programs
Sara Wilson / FedScoop / Nov. 23, 2020
Facebook gears up to woo the Biden administration
Kiran Stacey and Hanna Murphy / Los Angeles Times / Nov. 23, 2020
Biden’s openings for tech progress
Kyle Daly / Axios / Nov. 23, 2020
Snap counters TikTok with Spotlight video-sharing feature
Georgia Wells / The Wall Street Journal / Nov. 23, 2020
Snapchat to give users share of $1m a day for most entertaining clips
Alex Hern / The Guardian / Nov. 23, 2020
Beware, AI is learning all our worst bias impulses
Adilin Beatrice / Analytics Insight / Nov. 21, 2020
What to know about IT-OT convergence for smart cities
Phil Goldstein / StateTech Magazine / Phil Goldstein / Nov. 23, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
European cloud-computing initiative limits U.S. companies’ role
Catherine Stupp / The Wall Street Journal / Nov. 23, 2020
Hackers ‘try to steal Covid vaccine secrets in intellectual property war’
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian / Nov. 22, 2020
China ready to work with other countries to build global cyberspace community, president Xi Jinping says
Yujie Xue in Wuzhen and Minghe Hu / South China Morning Post / Nov. 23, 220
‘Antiquated process’: data regulator on obtaining Cambridge Analytica warrant
Alex Hern / The Guardian / Nov. 23, 2020
Australia spends $500,000 to strengthen tech ties with Quad allies amid China tension
Daniel Hurst / The Guardian / Nov. 23, 2020
TikTok maker ByteDance launches a new casual game store and indie publisher to take on Tencent and NetEase
Josh Ye / South China Morning Post / Nov. 24, 2020
Chinese court orders wildlife park to delete facial recognition data as privacy concerns grow among Chinese citizens
Tracy Qu / South China Morning Post / Nov. 23, 2020
Technological self-reliance is at heart of China’s economic plans, says key Xi Jinping aide
Matt Ho / South China Morning Post / Nov. 22, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
How misinformation ‘superspreaders’ seed false election theories
Sheera Frenkel / The New York Times / Nov. 23, 2020
Conservatives spread false claim Biden invented ‘office’ of the president-elect
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill / Nov. 23, 2020
On Parler, MAGA’s postelection world view blossoms with no pushback
Tina Nguyen / POLITICO / Nov. 22, 2020
How to fight a digital “infodemic”
Scott Rosenberg / Axios / Nov. 23, 2020
Fact check: Georgia rejected ballots did not go from 4% to “almost zero” in 2020
Reuters / Nov. 23, 2020
Fact check: Clarifying the video of piled-up boxes in Floyd County, Georgia
Reuters / Nov. 23, 2020
Fox, Newsmax, and the danger of low expectations
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review / Nov. 23, 2020
Facebook condemned for hosting neo-Nazi network with UK links
Mark Townsend / The Guardian / Nov. 22, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Michigan board certifies election results
Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Maya Goldman / The Wall Street Journal / Nov. 23, 2020
Michigan AG warns on election fraud claims: A false claim of criminal activity is a crime
Justine Coleman / The Hill / Nov 23, 2020
Trump campaign says it will continue legal fight after Michigan certification
Reuters / Nov. 23, 2020
Pennsylvania’s high court rejects Trump campaign bid to throw out ballots
Corinne Ramey / The Wall Street Journal / Nov. 23, 2020
In Wisconsin recount, Trump challenges pile up, slow tally
Michael Tarm / The Associated Press / Nov. 22, 2020
Trump campaign seeks Georgia recount as Sen. Loeffler goes into quarantine
Alexa Corse and Catherine Lucey / The Wall Street Journal / Nov. 22, 2020
Georgia recount set to start Tuesday
Zach Montellaro / POLITICO / Nov. 23, 2020
California attorney general drops lawsuit against state GOP
The Associated Press / Nov 20, 2020
Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none
Maryclaire Dale / The Associated Press / Nov. 22, 2020
Trump campaign legal team distances itself from Powell
Eric Tucker / The Associated Press / Nov. 23, 2020
Trump administration gives green light to proceed with Biden transition
Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters / Nov. 22, 2020
A great election, against all odds
The Editorial Board / The New York Times / Nov. 22, 2020
What the U.S. election meltdown looks like to other countries
POLITICO / Nov. 22, 2020