5 Reasons Why Hackers Can’t Rig the U.S. Election

Relax, your vote is safe.

Here’s a scary thought: Hackers hijack U.S. voting machines on Election Day, rigging the results to install their preferred candidates. The Russians have alreadyhacked their way deep into the computers of the Democratic Party, and an encore act involving the Presidential election could permanently destabilize the country.

This scenario is already the subject of serious discussionamong academics, and this month, the Department of Homeland Security said it may designate ballot machines as “critical infrastructure.”

Fortunately, though, hacking the U.S. election is extremely unlikely or downright impossible. Here are five reasons why. For the full article click here

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