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Approximately 35 Million voter registration records from 20 states have appeared for sale online. These records include Full Name, Phone, Address, Voting History and 'other' data. There have been other larger leaks and breaches of voter registration records in the past (for example, in 2015 191 Million were found to be freely accessible online)
Details including the affected states are available here: https://www.anomali.com/blog/estimated-35-million-voter-records-for-sale-on-popular-hacking-forum
Why is our voting history retained beyond the current election? This is especially worrisome if you vote in the wrong primaries in an area that has a prevailing opinion that differs sharply from your own.
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You may be gone tomorrow, but that doesn't mean that you weren't here today.
(Score: 2) by Unixnut on Wednesday October 17 2018, @10:03AM (1 child)
> Where did you get this impression? From forum/comment trolls and the news?
Pretty much. From social media / twitter and random news websites. I have also talked to a lot of Americans who come here (many with plans to permanently leave the US), so they might be painting a biased picture. Not actually living in the US, I can't say I have first hand data. Either you have a big problem with trolling, or you have a problem with extremists. Fact is, even if 95% of people are cordial and polite to one another regardless of political affiliation, the 5% can be a thorn in the side.
Also, I know that you don't need the majority to be violent or extremists. Only a hardcore minority can cause serious problems, and start a cycle of violence that ends up nasty.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 17 2018, @11:11AM
Id doubt its even 5%. Maybe 0.5%. Look up the q thing, the news would have you think its violet white supremacists when really its primarily a bunch grandmas and grandpas whom are fed up with the DNC/RNC scams and just really hope the ringleaders get arrested. On the other side what the news shows is mostly just "vulnerable" (poor, etc) people being paid by george soros to protest.