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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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(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 17 2018, @10:33AM
There are very partisan districts, counties and states here in the US. You may not think it matters, but it matters to more than half the country. And don't think husbands in less-than-progressive households don't tell their wives how to vote, so this info can lead to instances of domestic violence.
Pro tip: just because you don't care about something, or don't think it's important, doesn't mean untold millions feel the same way. Lack of awareness of what is going on in your community, county, state and/or country is how bullshit claims of "fake news" go unchallenged. Ignorance and indifference is nothing to crow about.