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posted by mrpg on Wednesday October 17 2018, @07:59AM   Printer-friendly
from the Privacy-is-obsolete dept.

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: 3, Insightful) by Unixnut on Wednesday October 17 2018, @11:42PM (3 children)

    by Unixnut (5779) on Wednesday October 17 2018, @11:42PM (#750211)

    > When Gibson lead a rally in Portland a while back, the Antifa showed up all wearing black clothes and black helmets. Rifle-armed Patriot Prayer members climbed up on the roofs of neighboring buildings, however they didn't fire any shots.

    Wow, that is quite a tense situation. Imagine if you will, that there was a third party on a roof nearby, someone not on either side, perhaps a paid agitator with a rifle. They could start firing on the Antifa members, and the Patriot Prayer members would be blamed. That would kick off one hell of shitstorm. If the courts placed the blame on the Patriot Prayer group, with no evidence any of the members in particular were the culprits, the right side would be incensed, "opression without evidence, they are trying to silence us!" they would yell. If the courts did not place the blame on the group, the left would be incensed, "They are killing us in the streets" they would yell. You would be screwed no matter what you did, and then the situation on the streets could get very explosive.

    > Republican Senator Rand Paul has been voicing concern that the widespread polarization in the US could lead to political assassinations. I share the same concerns.

    Sounds like you two are wise to the dangerous way things are unfolding. It is a shame most others seem to be sleepwalking into it

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 17 2018, @11:50PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 17 2018, @11:50PM (#750218)

    This is called a false flag, most people are well aware of them by now... sorry but you are responding to a troll.

  • (Score: 2) by legont on Thursday October 18 2018, @12:39AM

    by legont (4179) on Thursday October 18 2018, @12:39AM (#750239)

    The most effective would be to fire at the police preferably from/through the crowd. I bet it will happen soon.

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