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Internet Association. New Campaign Fundraising Tool. 3 Key Points.

What group is launching a new campaign fundraising tool? the Internet Association (Google, Facebook, et.al.)

How does the new fundraising tool work?

The Internat Association selects candidates for virtual meetings
The virtual meetings allows people to ask candidates questions
During which, people can donate money to the association’s political action committee and will be directly transferred to the candidate featured during the virtual meeting

The Hill | Internet group rolls out new…

Techies Say Social Media Better predictor of Election Results than Polls.

Analytics firms noted that Trump social media numbers among swing voters increased after the leaked Access Hollywood tape.

Other social media analysts say Trump’s social media sentiments were more positive than Clinton’s.

Tech Crunch | Analysis of social media did a better job at predicting Trump’s win than the polls

TREND. Voting Technology Needs Upgrade. 1 Big Hurdle to Overcome.

Voting machines need a tech upgrade like a 2005 laptop needs an upgrade. Technology changes. Hackers adapt faster than lawmakers.

The hurdle to upgrade voting machines?

Taxpayers have to foot the bill.
Legislatures are going to have vote to fund it
There will have to a repeat of the 2002 federal funding to upgrade voting equipment

Techwire | Voting Technology Needs an Upgrade, But Who Will Pay for It?

New Election Night Cyber Security Vulnerabilities.

Hackers targeting voting machines is passe’.

The new cyber threat theory- hackers will target media outlets to corrupt the election data that goes out to the public. It’s an old school espionage information campaign with 2016 tools.

Politico | Media vulnerable to Election Night cyber attack

US to get Election Observers Due to Hacking Fears?

Welcome to the U.S., : the 57-country Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

The OSCE will send 426 people to oversee U.S. elections.

The Hill links the oversight to : “rigged” election allegations

is this new? No, the OSCE has watched US elections since 2002

The Hill | Election observers to monitor US voting amid warnings from Trump

Trolls Manipulate Online Polls. 3 Shortcut Talking Points

The organizers were a Reddit group of 200,000 Trump supporters
The organizers gave the supporters the polls to target
and the modes of target: brigading, bots, and other forms of manipulation

The goal: impact the mainstream media

Daily Dot | 4chan and Reddit bombarded debate polls to declare Trump the winner

TREND. Legislation. Curb Election Hacking. 4 Pieces Informed Intel

Legislation aimed at curtailing election machine hacking would:

require electronic machines to generate a paper trail
declare voting systems to be critical infrastructure
establish security standards
establish protocols for security failures

H.R. 6072 by Congressman Johnson (D-GA)

SC Magazine | Rep. Johnson introduces bill designed to deter electoral hacking

Hacking Vote Tabulations. 2 Key Pieces Informed Intel

Hacking voter information is about grabbing personal data
Vote tabulation databases are not connected to the internet & thus cannot be hacked.

The Hill | Hacking the election is nearly impossible. But that’s not Russia’s goal.

Voting Data Base Hacks. 3 States Working with Federal Government to Protect Election Results

Add Kansas to the list of states working with the FBI to protect state voting machines from hackers.

Other states seeking federal protection for voting machines:

Illinois
Arizona
Kansas
North Carolina

Governing | Kansas Works With Feds to Protect Elections From Hackers

Governing | North Carolina Asks Feds to Assess Its Elections Cybersecurity

Campaign Trend. Hack the Campaign. 2 Reasons a Campaign is a Hacker's paradise.

Impact to Candidates. Leaks from Guccifer of hacked information tageted certain candidates running for Congress in Florida
Impact to Move Voters in a Direction. The target: to swing moderate voters to vote Republican

Reuters | Democrats fear hackers targeted tight Florida races for latest data leaks