Tech Culture The Web Democratic 2020 candidate Beto O'Rourke was a member of a hacking group More like Beta O'Rourke By James Miller, March 16, 2019, 12:15 PM 26 comments
The Web Industry Senator Amy Klobuchar floats idea of taxing companies that profit from user data Big tech is in the crosshairs By William Gayde, March 10, 2019, 1:09 PM 30 comments
Security The Web The US Cyber Command shut off infamous Russian troll factory from the internet on the day of the 2018 midterms The attack was to prevent Russian trolls from spreading misinformation on election day By William Gayde, February 28, 2019, 1:18 AM
Tech Culture Security Australia's major parties targeted in 'sophisticated' cyber attack ahead of election Concern is that sensitive stolen data could be used for interference in upcoming election By Dean Pennington, February 18, 2019, 11:31 AM
Tech Culture The Web New study finds internet users over 65 share the most fake news The study found that 18% of Republicans shared fake news and less than 4% of Democrats did By William Gayde, January 11, 2019, 12:16 AM 50 comments
Security US ready to hit Russia with cyberattack if it directly interferes with midterm elections A stark warning By Rob Thubron, November 4, 2018, 12:24 PM 16 comments
Industry Facebook to stop sending 'embeds' into political campaigns Company to push its politics portal instead By Cal Jeffrey, September 21, 2018, 12:33 PM
The Web Facebook looks to stop election interference using its 'war room' The social network's last line of defense against election-related disinformation By Rob Thubron, September 20, 2018, 8:02 AM 20 comments
The Web Facebook is using AI to automatically flag potential 'false news' for fact-checkers Facebook is streamlining its fact-checking process By Cohen Coberly, September 13, 2018, 12:32 PM 7 comments
Google Google banned 58 Iranian-based accounts suspected in a 'politically motivated phishing' operation Account IPs led back to Iran's propaganda outlet IRIB By Cal Jeffrey, August 23, 2018, 6:16 PM
Security The Michigan Democratic Party tried to hack the DNC but forgot to warn them first The DNC reported that they had thwarted a cyberattack to the FBI on Tuesday By William Gayde, August 23, 2018, 3:46 PM
Industry Tech Culture Lyft to offer voters free or reduced price rides to polling stations on Election Day Lyft is offering half priced or free rides for voters on Election Day By William Gayde, August 23, 2018, 1:10 PM 8 comments
Microsoft Security Microsoft takes down Russian sites trying to steal US Senate credentials Office 365 users to receive enhanced security benefits By Greg Synek, August 21, 2018, 11:24 AM 8 comments
The Web Twitter suspends two Moscow-linked accounts in wake of US indictments About time By Rob Thubron, July 15, 2018, 9:59 AM 7 comments
Apple Tech Culture Apple news editors are shaping the way iOS users receive election news Should Apple be deciding what political news is important? By Greg Synek, June 26, 2018, 5:47 AM
Google The Web Google VP announces the company's plan to improve election ad transparency Election ad creators will be required to disclose their identity By Cohen Coberly, May 4, 2018, 3:23 PM
The Web Facebook executives lay out their plan to protect US election integrity in the future Facebook doesn't want a repeat of the 2016 presidential elections By Cohen Coberly, March 29, 2018, 4:02 PM 11 comments
The Web Tech Culture Zuckerberg responds with open letter on the Cambridge Analytica scandal: a recap CEO apologizes, "we have a basic responsibility to protect people's data" By Julio Franco, March 21, 2018, 7:31 PM 20 comments
Tech Culture The Web Facebook will use postcards to fight US election interference from foreign governments Facebook turns to snail mail By Rob Thubron, February 19, 2018, 11:52 AM
Tech Culture The Web Russia-backed political messages reached over a hundred million during campaign Facebook, Google, Twitter provide documents in preparation for Congressional hearing on Russia election influencing By William Gayde, October 31, 2017, 6:57 AM 23 comments
The Web Facebook sold campaign ads to a Russian company during the 2016 election Facebook sold $100,000 in ads to a Russian "troll farm" By William Gayde, September 6, 2017, 7:15 PM 10 comments
Security Russia used fake Facebook accounts in attempt to influence French elections But the social network shut them down By Rob Thubron, July 28, 2017, 6:15 AM 15 comments
Security Trump discusses forming 'impenetrable cyber unit' with Russia, but then tweets that it can't happen The plan was heavily criticized By Rob Thubron, July 10, 2017, 9:15 AM 12 comments
Security Russian US election hacking reached 39 states, led to Obama calling Putin on the "red phone" But there's no evidence of any vote results being altered By Rob Thubron, June 14, 2017, 6:15 AM 60 comments
Security Leaked NSA report reveals Russian hackers targeted voting software firm days before the US election It's unclear whether they were successful By Rob Thubron, June 6, 2017, 6:15 AM