The US Postal Service secretly tested a blockchain mobile voting systemThe lack of transparency may be more worrying than the security flaws.By J. Fingas, 12.14.2021
Study finds security holes in online voting for New Jersey and West Virginia (updated)OmniBallot appears to handle personal data very loosely.By J. Fingas, 06.08.2020
West Virginia will allow people with disabilities to vote by smartphoneIt'll be the first state to offer this for 2020, but security issues loom.By J. Fingas, 02.02.2020
Lyft expands free voter rides to all US primariesYou might not have trouble getting to the voting booth in 2020.By J. Fingas, 01.31.2020
Seattle-area election will let residents vote by smartphoneIt's the first such vote in the US, and could be a test for future elections.By J. Fingas, 01.22.2020
House passes controversial copyright bill that could be abused by trollsIt would create a small-claims court for copyright cases.By C. Fisher, 10.23.2019
The FCC voted to approve the T-Mobile-Sprint mergerTwo commissioners who voted against the deal shared statements on their reasoning.By C. Fisher, 10.16.2019
Software firm may have exposed North Carolina to election hackers in 2016There's no known evidence of a breach, but it was a dangerous move.By J. Fingas, 06.05.2019
EU law could fine sites for not removing terrorist content within an hourCritics say it’s a watered-down version of the EU’s original proposal.By C. Fisher, 04.18.2019
Amazon shareholders will vote to ban facial recognition techAmazon's board opposes it and wants government regulation instead. By S. Dent, 04.15.2019
Nearly half of the votes in Estonia's election were cast onlineIt's progress, although it might not be ideal for other countries yet.By J. Fingas, 03.11.2019
Snapchat helped register 418,000 US voters in two weeksDigital get-out-the-vote efforts can work.By J. Fingas, 10.24.2018
USA Today thinks chat bots can keep voters informed during midtermsFind out what's happening and where to vote.By J. Fingas, 10.17.2018
Reviewing election cybersecurity in this week's primary statesKansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington -- we're looking at you.By J. Conditt, 08.07.2018
Pusha T’s ‘heir’ app lets users vote on hip-hop tracksAnd voters can earn a digital currency called Crown.By M. Locklear, 07.13.2018
Senate officially introduces resolution to restore net neutralityIt's a long shot, but it's what we've got.By N. Ingraham, 02.27.2018
You get to pick the next free games on Twitch PrimeChoose from eight indies; the most popular will share a $175,000 prize pool. By T. Seppala, 02.19.2018
House votes to extend NSA’s warrantless surveillance capabilitiesIf it passes the Senate, FISA Section 702 be in effect for six more years.By S. Krishna, 01.11.2018
The FCC has repealed net neutralityAs expected, the vote fell along party lines.By M. Locklear, 12.14.2017