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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: 2) by Unixnut on Wednesday October 17 2018, @11:16PM
> No, that's a false equivalency.
How so? I have seen posts from both sides saying as such. Maybe they are trolls, maybe not, but the very fact it is being openly discussed by both sides as a solution should concern you.
> The right is the only side that committed 60% or terrorist attacks in the US in 2017. [go.com]
so who committed the other 40%? Also it seems that the entire report was made by one group, which makes it a bit suspect to me. I Would prefer multiple sources.
However, the fact that there is some percentage of domestic terrorism proves my point, no? Even if only one side has started taking action from their threats, eventually the other side will have to respond. I already heard about Antifa, and the clashes they have against the others, I know how it went from protests, to fistfights, to fighting with with batons and other melee weapons. From my perspective, I already see a cycle of violence, with escalation, even if still simmering under the surface.
Currently things are relatively quiet because most people are too busy trying to survive in the economy. However if that falters, and things start going south, more and more people may turn to extremism on both sides of the divide. Especially if they blame "the other side" for stalling their attempts at reform.