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13. This is a complete non-story. Also voter data is public in the state of Florida.

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:12 PM

Oct 2016

Investigators believe a local contractor in California was the target of a hackers, but the systems accessed weren't related the elections, U.S. officials said.

A spokeswoman for the Florida Secretary of State said: "We currently have no indication of a Florida-specific issue. The Florida Voter Registration System database is secure. The Department of State does not utilize a vendor for voter registration services. The Department has in place many safeguards to prevent any possible attempts from being successful."

So no hack. And as I said, everything you write on a Florida voter registration form is public data. If you voted is public data. You're address. Your political party. Of course you're ballot is private with no way to trace back to you.

So I'm still trying to understand what they were even after.

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Feds believe Russians hacked Florida election-systems vendor [View all] wishstar Oct 2016 OP

Contractors have our data? Wilms Oct 2016 #1

Voting machines and software should be infrastructure. mjvpi Oct 2016 #3

Very much agreed. Wilms Oct 2016 #10

They are. Igel Oct 2016 #14

That simply is not true. Coyotl Oct 2016 #15

Andy S showed us the blueprint... Cooley Hurd Oct 2016 #2

Most breach come from phishing and malware Foggyhill Oct 2016 #4

This is one reason I am not comfortable with the idea that Hillary is a shoe-in. pangaia Oct 2016 #5

send their ambassador home nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #6

UNIVERSAL VOTE BY MAIL. PAPER TRAIL, PAPER BALLOTS Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #7

Hear, hear. forest444 Oct 2016 #11

To make sure votes are ok Foggyhill Oct 2016 #8

Ridiculous. We have a right to vote in private. You want a hackable list of who voted for whom? Coyotl Oct 2016 #16

All that I'd you is the random number you got as receipt Foggyhill Oct 2016 #19

Tell that to the IT guys who get hacked all the time. Coyotl Oct 2016 #20

There is nothing to hack this is anonymous Foggyhill Oct 2016 #22

You should read Sinclair's 'The Jungle' for an in-depth explanation LanternWaste Oct 2016 #18

paper and ink ballots only . period allan01 Oct 2016 #9

So what do US authorities plan to do about it? ailsagirl Oct 2016 #12

If Drumpf wins, they'll hand the whole enchilada to Diebold, Sequoia, and ES&S. forest444 Oct 2016 #21

This is a complete non-story. Also voter data is public in the state of Florida. RAFisher Oct 2016 #13

These false stories are designed to suppress voting by eroding confidence in election integrity. Coyotl Oct 2016 #17