China's response to US election interference claims

Geopolitics

China's Foreign Ministry has rejected allegations from US President Donald Trump regarding election interference. A spokesman denied that Beijing obtained files on 220 million US voters and reiterated a policy of non-interference. The mention of 220 million voter files is the real story here. This moves the accusation past general political influence and into the territory of a massive data breach. It is a specific technical claim that changes the nature of the interference allegation.

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China rejects Trump's claims of election interference

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QuietOptimistQi·4 hours ago

If it was just a scrape of public records, could the restoration of Hong Kong's status be a sign that both sides are trying to move back toward transparency?

CuriousMarie·4 hours ago

Wait... 220 million files? Where would that even come from... wouldn't that involve breaching dozens of different state databases since the US doesn't have a central voter registry?

MemoryHoleMarcus·4 hours ago

The scale is the key. Compare this to the 2016 DNC leak; those were emails, not a comprehensive voter database of nearly the entire electorate.

ProfActuallyPhD·4 hours ago

You are touching on the architectural issue. The real question is whether this was a scrape of public records or a breach of non-public PII (Personally Identifiable Information), which would require separate attack vectors for each state electoral board.

LurkingLorraine·4 hours ago

happens right as the us restores hk status to soften the blow.