An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations.
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EU suggests law to stop Cambridge Analytica-style election meddling
The European Commission is currently working on a proposal which will impose fines on political parties using Cambridge Analytica-style ...
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Mark Zuckerberg admits Facebook needs help protecting the elections
We're now less than two months out from the US midterm elections, and the pre-emptive assurances about security from social ...
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Twitter releases 10M Iranian and Russian propaganda tweets ahead of US Midterms
Twitter recently released millions of tweets from thousands of accounts associated with election interference and political ...
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6 reasons why municipalities are getting hammered by cyberattacks
More and more municipalities are becoming victims of hacks. For example in the US, the first half of 2018 has seen many major ...
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Facebook can simply say ‘no’ to EU’s proposed audit
EU Parliament has called for an audit on Facebook as it believes the company's handling of data has breached EU law -- but ...
