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In reply to the discussion: Takei: If there was interference on the play, you don't count the touchdown [View all]Hugin
(38,020 posts)4. We need to start calling the Kremlin "hack" by it's more appropriate name.
Social Engineering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(political_science)
"Social engineering, in the context of information security, refers to psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. A type of confidence trick for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or system access, it differs from a traditional "con" in that it is often one of many steps in a more complex fraud scheme.
The term "social engineering" as an act of psychological manipulation is also associated with the social sciences, but its usage has caught on among computer and information security professionals."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(political_science)
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Takei: If there was interference on the play, you don't count the touchdown [View all]
Cha
Dec 2016
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The WORST part of this, is even if proven true, Trump will still be President
yuiyoshida
Dec 2016
#12
"If you're convinced that Hillary is corrupt, flawed, unlikable, dishonest, ...."
baldguy
Dec 2016
#21
#3 Florida has asked the NCAA to get the teams back together and re play for the 2012 Championship
MichMan
Dec 2016
#29
Must push Federalist 68, about the EC purpose to prevent foreign influence.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2016
#25