S.T.O.P. Condemns NYC Board of Elections’ Failure To Protect Voter Privacy

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View this email in your browser For Immediate Release S.T.O.P. Condemns NYC Board of Elections’ Failure To Protect Voter Privacy (New York, NY, 9/21/2021) - Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based civil rights group, condemns the New York City Board of Elections’ (BOE) failure to protect voters’ privacy in the June 2021 primary election. Princeton University’s Electoral Innovation Lab identified 378 New Yorkers, including Mayor de Blasio’s son Dante de Blasio, whose ballots could be identified because they were the only voter in a single precinct.   SEE: Gothamist - Researchers Know How Dante De Blasio & Hundreds Of Other New Yorkers Voted https://gothamist.com/news/researchers-know-how-dante-de-blasio-hundreds-other-new-yorkers-voted NY Daily News - NYC Board of Elections glitch reveals how Mayor de Blasio’s son voted in city’s primary election https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/nyc-elections-2021/ny-nyc-mayoral-race-board-of-elections-glitch-dante-de-blasio-20210920-xxtimgadibf37n2huos7vwxxf4-story.html “When the BOE can’t even protect the secret ballot, they can’t be trusted with our data,” said Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn. “This isn’t the first time the BOE has failed New York voters and it won’t be the last unless we act. The BOE needs not just to protect our ballot, but to protect all voter registration data.”   In March 2019, S.T.O.P. condemned the BOE’s disclosure of New York voter registration information on its public website, including names, addresses, and party affiliation. That April, the civil rights group filed a FOIL request demanding the BOE share information on the number of downloads from the “data dump.”   SEE: Press Release - S.T.O.P. Condemns Board of Elections ‘Data Dump’ as Privacy Breach https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2019/4/26/stop-condemns-board-of-elections-data-dump-as-privacy-breach   Board of Elections FOIL https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2019/4/30/board-of-elections-foil The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project is a non-profit advocacy organization and legal services provider. S.T.O.P. litigates and advocates for privacy, fighting excessive local and state-level surveillance. Our work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, and communities of color. -- END -- CONTACT: S.T.O.P. Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn; ; . Copyright © 2019 Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.