Federal cybersecurity agency calls election ‘most secure in American history’

Posted on 13/11/2020 by Engadget

Despite claims made without any evidence about the validity of the November election, a collection of election officials signed on to a statement distributed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). In it, the members of the El...

Here’s a live stream of the Pennsylvania vote count, in case you need it

Posted on 04/11/2020 by Engadget

How's your day going? Staying calm? Endlessly fretting about whether your candidate of choice will claim the White House? (The 60,000 people who voted for Kanye West may already be disappointed.) Perhaps watching a thrilling live stream of democracy...

Facebook pauses recommendations of political and social issues groups

Posted on 30/10/2020 by Engadget

Amid a wave of actions Facebook has taken to prepare for next week's presidential election, it has stopped recommending groups that focus on political or social issues. For the time being, users won't see recommendations of new groups either.It's not...

Hackers allegedly stole $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party

Posted on 29/10/2020 by Engadget

Just ahead of the presidential election, the Wisconsin Republican Party says hackers have stolen $2.3 million from its federal account. Chairman Andrew Hitt told the Associated Press the FBI is investigating the matter.Hitt said the attackers altered...

Google will temporarily ban election ads after polls close

Posted on 27/10/2020 by Engadget

The presidential election is just a week away and the outcome may not be clear for a while amid an enormous surge in mail-in voting. To help reduce confusion and the spread of misinformation about the results, Google will temporarily ban all election...

Lyft is discounting rides to polling locations on election day

Posted on 15/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

During the 2018 midterms and this year’s primaries, Lyft offered free and discounted rides to help people get to the polls. It’s expanding on those efforts yet again for November’s general election. On election day, you can get 50 percent off one rid...

YouTube will remove videos that encourage election meddling

Posted on 13/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

YouTube says it will take down videos that promote election interference, such as encouraging people to create long voting lines that make it harder for others to vote. It also says it will remove videos including information gleaned from hacks that...

Many of Georgia’s new voting machines aren’t working on primary day

Posted on 09/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

It's primary day in five states and while things seem to be going relatively smoothly in Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and West Virginia, voters and election workers in Georgia are reporting problems with new voting machines. Workers at some p...

HBO’s ‘Kill Chain’ doc highlights the flaws in US election machines

Posted on 26/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

While COVID-19 might be putting just about everything else on hold, we're still marching towards a presidential election later this year. After the high-profile interference of 2016, election security and foreign meddling are still critical issues, b...

You’ll be able to contribute to 2020 presidential campaigns via Alexa

Posted on 18/09/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

With debates underway and just a few months until the first primaries, 2020 presidential election campaigns are in full swing, and you'll soon have another way to donate to your favorite candidate. Campaigns can sign up to receive contributions via A...

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