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How to Defraud Democracy
A worst-case cyberwarfare scenario for the 2020 American presidential election
J. Alex Halderman is a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, where he is also director of the Center for Computer Security and Society. He was a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellow for his work in educating lawmakers and the public in how to strengthen election cybersecurity. Credit: Nick Higgins
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