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posted by martyb on Sunday January 06 2019, @08:33PM   Printer-friendly
from the stopped-clock dept.

Securityweek has a look at the bits of HR1 with digital election security implications running:

The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has unveiled its first Bill: HR1, dubbed the 'For the People Act'. It has little chance of getting through the Republican-controlled Congress, and even less chance of being signed into law by President Trump.

Nevertheless, HR1 lays down a marker for current Democrat intentions; and it is likely that some of the potentially bi-partisan elements could be spun out into separate bills with a greater chance of progress.

One of these is likely to include the section on election security. This has been a major issue since the meddling by Russian-state hackers in the 2016 presidential election, and the subsequent realization on how easy it would be for interested parties (both foreign hackers and local activists) to influence election outcomes.

I'm all for secure and accountable elections but the feds are going to need to be careful and deliberate in what they mandate vs. what they place conditions for funding on. They do have significant authority as far as election laws go but their power is more deep than broad; most specifics are legally up to the states. Just because something is a good idea doesn't mean they currently have the legal authority necessary to do it.


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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday January 07 2019, @03:35AM (5 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday January 07 2019, @03:35AM (#783000) Homepage Journal

    When has the truth ever had anything to do with politics?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @04:37AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @04:37AM (#783026)

    Truth is important.

  • (Score: 4, Touché) by Pslytely Psycho on Monday January 07 2019, @06:14AM (2 children)

    by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Monday January 07 2019, @06:14AM (#783059)

    MDCCLXXVI?

    (1776?)
      *I put this here because a Google search of just the Roman numeral gives you pages of Illuminati bullshit. Fuck, now that crap will be polluting my searches along with the Flat Earth shit. The sacrifices I make to entertain....

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    • (Score: 1) by redneckmother on Monday January 07 2019, @06:48AM

      by redneckmother (3597) on Monday January 07 2019, @06:48AM (#783065)

      Wow. How to moderate? Interesting, Funny, Insightful, Touche... ???

      I'm gonna pick one at (semi) random - please don't be offended...

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    • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday January 07 2019, @01:32PM

      by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday January 07 2019, @01:32PM (#783154) Homepage Journal

      Not really. I absolutely agree with the sentiments behind separation from Great Britain and the results thereof but the founding fathers weren't scrupulously honest in the means they used to achieve it.

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