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A tiny elections company became a conspiracy theory target

6 pointsby tarakatover 2 years ago

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tarakatover 2 years ago
Archive in case of paywall: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;boUFQ" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;boUFQ</a><p>The day after the NYT article, the baseless, unfounded conspiracy theory was confirmed, as the Konnech CEO was arrested for storing election worker data on servers in China, contrary to his claims in the NYT article and the conditions of his government contract:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;da.lacounty.gov&#x2F;media&#x2F;news&#x2F;head-election-worker-management-company-arrested-connection-theft-personal-data" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;da.lacounty.gov&#x2F;media&#x2F;news&#x2F;head-election-worker-mana...</a><p>The followup article:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2022&#x2F;10&#x2F;04&#x2F;technology&#x2F;election-software-arrested.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2022&#x2F;10&#x2F;04&#x2F;technology&#x2F;election-softw...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;GPC9N" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;GPC9N</a>