Election hacking FAQ: 2016 US presidential election edition

With all the recent headlines about “hacking the vote” and “voting hacked” quite a few people are asking if hackers could change the outcome of the 2016 US presidential election. Unfortunately, it is impossible to provide a responsible answer to that question in just a few words, so for folks interested in the many complex issues that this question raises I’ve compiled a list of objective, non-partisan answers to 10 Frequently Asked Questions on the topic of election hacking.

I’m going to start with a fundamental question, the answer to which provides some necessary context for the rest of the questions.

Election hacking FAQ: 2016 US presidential election edition