Why Russia Wants the U.S. to Believe the Election Is Being Hacked

[True Earthling]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/tech/election-cybersecurity/?utm_medium=N/A&utm_campaign=nova_next&linkId=30367334

The goal is simple: break American confidence in democracy by either directly disrupting the democratic process or eroding its integrity. By sowing doubt among voters and raising questions about the authenticity of a candidate’s appointment, Russia can create internal American dissent that distracts U.S. policymakers, permitting Russia to move more aggressively towards its foreign policy goals.

Even when U.S. policymakers might challenge Russian aggression, domestic support for their policies will be weaker and less cohesive. Any coordinated action against Russia will then be slowed or disjointed.

Now, if Russian hackers were able to disable voting machines—an unlikely but possible scenario—compromise voter rolls, or alter the integrity of the results on a wide scale, the highly polarized U.S. electorate might well break into destabilizing bickering. It’s possible that violence could break out. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, has for months ominously echoed Russian media in suggesting that the election is rigged against him, that voter rolls are fraudulently filled with illegal voters, and that, should he lose, second amendment supporters might take matters into their own hands.

For Russia, whether they disable election systems or compromise voter rolls, they’ve already partially achieved their goal. Limited hacking of voter databases have cast doubt amongst some Americans before the election occurs. If, on Election Day, Russian hackers impact voting booths, only temporarily, they’ll leave the impression that election results cannot be trusted or the outcome is inauthentic, playing into the idea that the election is “rigged.”

[DonCoquixote]

1. dont forget another point

This is a gran excuse for Russia and China to clamp down THEIR inernet

[Hekate]

2. KnR

[Quantess]

3. Fucking jerks. K & R