Election Tech 2016 | TechRepublic https://www.techrepublic.com News, Tips, and Advice for Technology Professionals Thu, 13 Jul 2017 15:39:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Video: Eric Trump: Hacking has been happening for years and we have to stop it https://www.techrepublic.com/videos/video-eric-trump-hacking-has-been-happening-for-years-and-we-have-to-stop-it/ Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:22:16 +0000 "Every single day American companies are being hacked. You have to be every bit as tough on cyersecurity as you are on regular security," Eric Trump told TechRepublic at the 2016 New Hampshire primary

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]]> Gallery: The future impact of big data in politics https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/gallery-the-future-impact-of-big-data-in-politics/ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:54:08 +0000 Big data was the big winner of the presidential election, and political tech companies are booming. Learn how innovations learned on the campaign are now used to microtarget consumers.

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]]> Fake news is everywhere. Should the tech world help stop the spread? https://www.techrepublic.com/article/fake-news-is-everywhere-should-the-tech-world-help-stop-the-spread/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:57:33 +0000 Fake news ran rampant in Facebook news feeds before the election. Programmers, and Facebook itself, are trying to stop it, but this gets into ethical questions.

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]]> Election Day 2016: Photos of behind-the-scenes tech, campaign HQs, voters in NYC https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/election-day-2016-photos-of-behind-the-scenes-tech-campaign-hqs-voters-in-nyc/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 16:55:42 +0000 TechRepublic's Dan Patterson is covering the 2016 presidential race from New York City on election day. Check out his photos of election tech, voters, the Hillary Clinton headquarters, and more.

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]]> Gallery: Voter maps from must-win battleground and swing states https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/gallery-voter-maps-from-must-win-battleground-and-swing-states/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 15:24:53 +0000 The high-stakes 2016 election is fueled by a data-driven ground war fought block-by-block in a few key states. Data from L2 Political shows who's winning the voter registration race in each state.

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]]> Election 2016: What are the candidates positions on major tech issues? https://www.techrepublic.com/videos/election-2016-what-are-the-candidates-positions-on-major-tech-issues/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:24:41 +0000 Tonight is the first presidential debate. Get a quick rundown of where the candidates stand on issues that affect tech professionals and businesses.

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]]> Campaign 2016: These are the big tech companies powering the election https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/campaign-2016-these-are-the-big-tech-companies-powering-the-election/ Wed, 17 Aug 2016 17:36:06 +0000 You are a voter. And a consumer. You are also a target market. These tech companies make it easy for campaigns to target you with robocalls, direct mail, canvassers and automated, programmatic ads.

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]]> Video: How US government will protect 2016 election from hackers https://www.techrepublic.com/videos/video-what-plans-does-the-us-government-have-planned-for-election-security/ Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:47:48 +0000 Digital voting machines open up the possibility of election hacking and fraud, so what does the government plan to do about it? DHS Director Jeh Johnson has an idea.

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]]> Photos: The tech behind the 2016 Democratic National Convention https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/photos-the-tech-behind-the-2016-democratic-national-convention/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:07:23 +0000 Big data, social media, and even VR make up the election tech that TechRepublic's Dan Patterson is seeing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

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]]> Photos: The tech behind the 2016 Republican National Convention https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/photos-the-tech-behind-the-2016-republican-national-convention/ Mon, 18 Jul 2016 20:16:21 +0000 In tech circles, the 2016 Republican National Convention may be best known for the tech companies that have pulled out. But, there's still plenty tech to be found at the GOP's big confab.

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