Election Security
A Mobile Voting App That's Already in Use Is Filled With Critical Flaws
Voatz, a mobile voting app that's already been piloted in some elections, is filled with 'severe' security vulnerabilities. Voatz's CEO isn't worried about it.
'Sloppy' Mobile Voting App Used in Four States Has 'Elementary' Security Flaws
MIT researchers say an attacker could intercept and alter votes, while making voters think their votes have been cast correctly, or trick the votes server into accepting connections from an attacker.
Shadow's Cancelled Nevada Caucus App Had Errors, Too
An error wouldn’t let users report results in a test version of the app. Shadow confirmed it was fixing some errors at the time.
Here’s the Shadow Inc. App That Failed in Iowa Last Night
"I've got about 150 messages from other precinct chairs in my county asking questions about the app in the lead up to last night."
The Democrats Screwed America With an App No One Asked For
The Iowa caucus showed a Democratic establishment in thrall to the worst kind of techno-optimism, fixated on fancy technological solutions to problems that don’t exist.
Ignoring Security Experts, Washington State Eyes Voting by Smartphone
Security experts still widely agree that online voting can’t be adequately secured or transparently audited. Yet the siren song of 'easier voting' appears irresistible.
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2020 Voters Are Already Being Inundated by Fake News on Facebook
A year out from the election, the sharing of fake news is accelerating, and this time it's homegrown.
Exclusive: Critical U.S. Election Systems Have Been Left Exposed Online Despite Official Denials
The top voting machine company in the country insists that its election systems are never connected to the internet. But researchers found 35 of the systems have been connected to the internet for months and possibly years, including in some swing states.
Tulsi Gabbard Says a Teen Hacked a Replica of Florida's Election System. She's Wrong
Election security is a real issue, but Gabbard is not helping by getting the facts wrong about a hack that was demonstrated at Def Con 2018.
DARPA Is Building a $10 Million, Open Source, Secure Voting System
The system will be fully open source and designed with newly developed secure hardware to make the system not only impervious to certain kinds of hacking, but also allow voters to verify that their votes were recorded accurately.
Experts Find Serious Problems With Switzerland's Online Voting System Before Public Penetration Test Even Begins
The public penetration test doesn’t begin until next week, but experts who examined leaked code for the Swiss internet voting system say it’s poorly designed and makes it difficult to audit the code for security and configure it to operate securely.
The Most Damaging Election Disinformation Campaign Came From Donald Trump, Not Russia
The Kremlin has been focused on undermining trust in American democracy and elections, but Donald Trump and the Republicans have done it better than Russia ever could.
