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Elections: Security, Hacking, and Technology

Inside Facebook's Plan to Safeguard the 2018 Election

War Room

Inside Facebook's Plan to Safeguard the 2018 Election

Fred Vogelstein

Help WIRED Track How Political Ads Target You on Facebook

National Affairs

Help WIRED Track How Political Ads Target You on Facebook

Caitlin Kelly

STEM Candidates Try to Ride a Pro-Science Wave to Congress

Midterms

STEM Candidates Try to Ride a Pro-Science Wave to Congress

Eric Niiler

Voting Machines Are Still Absurdly Vulnerable to Attacks

elections

Voting Machines Are Still Absurdly Vulnerable to Attacks

Lily Hay Newman

Democrats Are Busting Their 2016 Mobile Canvassing Records

National Affairs

Democrats Are Busting Their 2016 Mobile Canvassing Records

Issie Lapowsky

Data Firms Team up to Prevent the Next Cambridge Analytica Scandal

National Affairs

Data Firms Team up to Prevent the Next Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Issie Lapowsky

Trump's New Order Slaps a Bandaid on Election Interference Problems

National Affairs

Trump's New Order Slaps a Bandaid on Election Interference Problems

Lily Hay Newman

Can Samantha Bee Gamify Getting out the Vote?

LOL the Vote

Can Samantha Bee Gamify Getting out the Vote?

Angela Watercutter

Fake Beto O'Rourke Texts Expose New Playground for Trolls

national affairs

Fake Beto O'Rourke Texts Expose New Playground for Trolls

Issie Lapowsky

Tech Giants Are Becoming Defenders of Democracy. Now What?

National Affairs

Tech Giants Are Becoming Defenders of Democracy. Now What?

Issie Lapowsky

Meet the Man With a Radical Plan for Blockchain Voting

Backchannel

Meet the Man With a Radical Plan for Blockchain Voting

Andrew Leonard

Inside the Research Lab Teaching Facebook About Its Trolls

Social Media

Inside the Research Lab Teaching Facebook About Its Trolls

Issie Lapowsky

At DefCon, the Biggest Election Threat Is Lack of Funding

voting machines

At DefCon, the Biggest Election Threat Is Lack of Funding

Lily Hay Newman

Mobile Voting Is Happening, but No One Knows if It's Safe

Security

Mobile Voting Is Happening, but No One Knows if It's Safe

Emily Dreyfuss

Viral Political Ads May Not Be As Persuasive As You Think

Midterm Elections

Viral Political Ads May Not Be As Persuasive As You Think

Issie Lapowsky

The DNC Enlists Kids in Its Fight Against Hackers

Cybersecurity

The DNC Enlists Kids in Its Fight Against Hackers

Issie Lapowsky

Is the US Leaning Red or Blue? It All Depends on Your Map

National Affairs

Is the US Leaning Red or Blue? It All Depends on Your Map

Issie Lapowsky

The Midterm Elections Are Already Under Attack

national affairs

The Midterm Elections Are Already Under Attack

Lily Hay Newman

Rubio, Warner Stress Election Security After Trump-Putin Talk

National Affairs

Rubio, Warner Stress Election Security After Trump-Putin Talk

Issie Lapowsky

Someone Found a Use for Bitcoin. Russian Hackers!

Elections

Someone Found a Use for Bitcoin. Russian Hackers!

Gregory Barber