PostTrustElection

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How Democracy Breaks: Everything That Could Go Wrong With the Election
From supply chain attacks to disinformation campaigns, the risks to US election machinery are numerous. Here's a scary rundown, according to security experts.
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Biden May Not Be Savvy About Big Tech, but He Understands Cybersecurity
Nobody is chanting “Hey, Ho, Uncle Joe for Crypto!” at a Biden election rally. But the venerable ex-vice president does have things to say about big tech, chiefly in the realm...
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Why Aren't the Candidates Talking About Digital Currency?
Given the threat to US interests posed by a digital yuan and similar projects, you might think candidates would have positions on the future of money. Not so much.
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Bernie Sanders, Rally at Pittsburgh University, Sunday April 14.
Bernie Sanders: Our Campaign Is About People, Not Tech
Bernie Sanders has never been closer to delivering a “revolution” in American life. How will he address personal privacy, cryptocurrencies and big tech?
Bernie Sanders, Rally at Pittsburgh University, Sunday April 14.

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The Post-Trust Election: CoinDesk Hits the 2020 Campaign Trail
CoinDesk's Post-Trust Election package explores a world in which voters have lost faith in democracy and how tech might fix the problems it's created.
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Andrew Yang (left) 
at Consensus 2019
Yang 2020 and the Search for the Next Crypto Candidate
What’s next for the Yang Gang, and who – if anyone – will inherit their leader’s mantle?
Andrew Yang (left) 
at Consensus 2019

Klobuchar supporters at a rally in Charleston, South Carolina.
Amy Klobuchar Wanted a Return to Normalcy, but Do Voters?
While Trump self-inflated and Bernie talked of revolution, Klobuchar took a middle lane on tech. From election security to privacy to transparency in online ads, Klobuchar was...
Klobuchar supporters at a rally in Charleston, South Carolina.

Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg Was Silicon Valley's Favorite
Before dropping out the presidential race, Pete Buttigieg plowed a centrist lane on tech issues, criticizing Silicon Valley without making the radical proposals of Bernie Sand...
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Yang
Letter From New Hampshire: The Dangers of Disinformation
From the digital divide to social media misinformation, the internet is a major and multi-headed issue in 2020. Just don’t expect to hear much about it on the campaign trail....
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