Computer Scientists Find Gaps in Privacy Practices of Political Campaign Websites

The analysis of 2,060 U.S. House, Senate, and presidential campaigns during the 2020 election cycle found that political campaign websites typically had incomplete or no privacy disclosures, retained private data for an unspecified time period, generally shared data with other campaigns, and even sold the data after the election.

By exploiting website vulnerabilities, attackers can gain access to sensitive information and use it for various purposes, including targeted advertising and disinformation campaigns.

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