https://medium.com/code-for-africa/debunking-election-disinformation-during-ugandas-internet-shutdown-d82f8345b634
Prior to the country's 2021 election the Ugandan government shut off its internet. PesaCheck went back to basics to beat election disinfo.Read more
http://privacyinternational.org/press-release/1036/ugandan-government-deployed-finfisher-spyware-crush-opposition-track-elected
Oct 15, 2015 — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni directed intelligence and police officials to use a powerful, invasive malware to spy on domestic ...
https://democratic-erosion.org/2021/05/31/the-most-fraudulent-election-in-the-history-of-uganda/
May 31, 2021 — The post will analyze Ugandan 2021 elections and how they have been marked by corruption and violence.
https://blog.oup.com/2020/03/how-african-presidents-rig-elections-to-stay-in-office/
Mar 24, 2020 — There are at least 19 African countries where the heads-of-state have overstayed beyond their term limits via (un)constitutional revisions: ...
https://www.facebook.com/ParadigmHQ/posts/recap-digital-rights-trends-in-2025-electionsin-2025-elections-across-africa-bro/1263568979134906/
Recap: Digital rights trends in 2025 elections In 2025, elections across Africa brought both progress and new challenges, and thanks to our ...
https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/ntv-uganda-tweet-apologising-announcing-fake-election
Feb 10, 2021 — We deeply apologize for announcing fake results to ugandans due to the fear of murdering our families,” reads what seems to be a screenshot ...
https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/election-security
California primary hack: In 2016, hackers gained access to voter registration data and changed voters' party affiliations. This left people unable to vote ...Read more
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10220461.2023.2265886
by N Dad · 2023 · Cited by 19 — Digital technology has transformed electoral processes across the world. This is no overstatement, as multiple reports and examples have illustr
https://www.povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/improving-electoral-integrity-information-and-communications-technology-uganda
Researchers sent letters to polling stations announcing smartphone vote-tally audits to evaluate the impact of audits on electoral irregularities such as ...
https://freedomhouse.org/country/uganda/freedom-net/2022
Internet freedom in Uganda improved slightly during the coverage period, as the government lifted sweeping digital restrictions.Read more
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366599512/Basic-failures-led-to-hack-of-Electoral-Commission-data-on-40-million-people
Jul 30, 2024 — Basic security errors allowed hackers linked to the Chinese state to gain access to servers containing the personal information of 40 million people.Read more
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55640405
Jan 12, 2021 — The move comes a day after Facebook closed "fake" accounts it said were linked to the government.
https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/Lessons%20on%20the%20Use%20of%20Technology%20in%20Elections%20and%20the%20Impact%20on%20EDR_Final_0.pdf
With support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in 2021, the International. Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) ...Read more
https://production-new-commonwealth-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/documents/Cybersecurity_for_Elections_PDF_0.pdf?VersionId=VzFA_vIHTR_q_SEJbDsVF.ErLR5I_QMH
May 9, 2019 — A smaller number of Commonwealth countries make greater use of technology in their interactions with voters during polling periods – to provide ...Read more
https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/6-ways-to-hack-an-election
Aug 30, 2016 — Here are six ways that elections can be hacked. 1. Hacking Into Electronic Voting Machines Cybersecurity firms such as Symantec and CrowdStrike have confirmedRead
https://cjil.uchicago.edu/print-archive/virtual-disenfranchisement-cyber-election-meddling-grey-zones-international-law
This Article examines remotely conducted election meddling by cyber means in the context of international law and asks whether such cyber operations qualify as ...Read more