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PsychoBabble

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19. True ... but

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 12:08 PM

Mar 2017

I think we have to throw up firewalls wherever we can, and getting OFF of hackable machines is one of them ... dealing with the influence of voters in media is a separate also important one - much harder. Let's AT LEAST get the easy one done.

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Russian hackers mined voter rolls in order to micro-target people to tip the election [View all] Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 OP

Republicans don't care about this country!!! atreides1 Mar 2017 #1

No, they dont. They care about their micro world and nobody or nothing else. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #2

No, they only care about two things: Initech Mar 2017 #22

And MFM008 Mar 2017 #32

Very, very true! BlueJac Mar 2017 #49

Strategy wise, the Russians only had to target the dumbest of the dumbshits to pull this off. TheBlackAdder Mar 2017 #53

Your OP is not supported by facts. Russians hacked into the voter rolls in a few states. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #3

I don't know where you're going with this. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #6

You intentionally left out highlighting this part: KittyWampus Mar 2017 #7

The hacking alone is being referred to by some as an act of war. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #16

Because you think this is okay? LisaM Mar 2017 #33

This person took the same tack with me on another thread today. GliderGuider Mar 2017 #10

You are pushing fake news to appeal to DU'ers who want to believe this. You have ZERO PROOF KittyWampus Mar 2017 #13

No, I'm stating my own speculation. GliderGuider Mar 2017 #14

You are certainly free to speculate. Facts don't have "sides". KittyWampus Mar 2017 #43

I always thought reality had a known liberal bias! GliderGuider Mar 2017 #44

They need voter rolls to do the targeting. GliderGuider Mar 2017 #17

No, they absolutely do not need voter rolls. They use social media like Facebook. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #20

I agree. It's a very strange position, given the info that we currently have available. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #18

The side that perceives proof as a mere inconvenience, it would appear. LanternWaste Mar 2017 #21

"at this stage of the game" GliderGuider Mar 2017 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author GliderGuider Mar 2017 #39

You don't need to do any hacking to get voter rolls where I live Crabby Appleton Mar 2017 #38

I wondered about that. Thanks! GliderGuider Mar 2017 #40

A pretty stunning connection ... PsychoBabble Mar 2017 #4

The problem is, the hacking has now turned from hacking the vote GliderGuider Mar 2017 #12

True ... but PsychoBabble Mar 2017 #19

Agree. Defend every point of vulnerability. nt GliderGuider Mar 2017 #26

Not an Expert, But I DO Know a Bit about Big Data Leith Mar 2017 #41

Interesting point. blogslut Mar 2017 #5

Let's just say you're right... Blanks Mar 2017 #8

Also, Democrats can use this same data. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #15

interesting possibility kentuck Mar 2017 #9

data mining has been happening for awhile but the GOP just made it easier TNLib Mar 2017 #11

+1 Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #25

YES! Appears Russian hacking already linked to anti-privacy bill wordpix Mar 2017 #23

yes the Russians hacked Americans voter rolls with support by the republicans rockfordfile Mar 2017 #27

Dems keep bringing a pool noodle to a nuclear war! nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #28

. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #30

I am not familiar with micro targeting HoneyBadger Mar 2017 #29

Found a definition for you on the net. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #34

There are a lot of suspect sites, including FB and Twitter. GliderGuider Mar 2017 #37

What makes this REALLY interesting is this would make Facebook and Twitter complicit in the hacking HoneyBadger Mar 2017 #48

Republicans just "made things exponentially more unsafe..." dchill Mar 2017 #31

There is definitely something, that on the surface looks a lot like abject idiocy, Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #35

"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason? dchill Mar 2017 #36

you know the book that took the last line for its title? Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #45

I know OF the book, but haven't read it. dchill Mar 2017 #51

he'd be tossed out the door if he tried to be a KGOPer today. Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #52

Republicans from the 50s and 60s could easily pass... dchill Mar 2017 #54

amen...can you imagine chuck percy trying to survive with aholes like Cruz? Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #55

K&R red dog 1 Mar 2017 #42

I bet Kris Kobach turns up in the mix. Where has he been hiding lately? nt Snotcicles Mar 2017 #46

OMG. You're right. I hadn't thought of that. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #47

Not sure if they cross-linked the data or simply approached one at a time bucolic_frolic Mar 2017 #50

Just as concerning zentrum Mar 2017 #56

If Trump gets removed/impeached before the end of his term, Bannon will lose whatever clout he has. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #58

Well when they mine me, they'll know not to waste their time. I'm ecstatic Mar 2017 #57