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Counting every vote: Technology and voter data in Latin American elections
This week we're speaking to Eduardo from Transparencia Electoral about modern elections all over the world that they've observed, and Vladimir from R3D about the 2024 elections in Mexico. We find out more about the technologies that are at use in elections all over the world.
Links
Guest's publications
PI's technology, data and elections checklist: https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5158/technology-data-and-elections-updated-checklist-election-cycle
Transparencia Electoral's report: https://transparenciaelectoral.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Indice-de-Proteccion-de-Datos-Personales-en-Elecciones-de-America-Latina-3.pdf
Transparencia's index on data protection in LatAm elections: https://transparenciaelectoral.org/privacidad-de-datos-en-procesos-electorales/
R3D's report: Censura electoral: https://r3d.mx/wp-content/uploads/Informe-Censura-Electoral-1.pdf
Episode links
Obama's 2012 targeted social media campaign: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/feb/17/obama-digital-data-machine-facebook-election
Our work on Cambridge Analytica: https://privacyinternational.org/taxonomy/term/605
Deepfake use in elections: https://www.turing.ac.uk/news/no-evidence-ai-disinformation-or-deepfakes-impacted-uk-french-or-european-elections-results
Our report with the Carter Center on the Kenyan Presidential elections: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5053/our-final-report-kenyas-2022-election-collaboration-carter-center-election-expert
Listen to our episode about our work in Kenya (Election Observation: Data, Elections and a trip to Kenya) on our website and where ever you get your podcasts https://privacyinternational.org/video/5062/election-observation-data-elections-and-trip-kenya
DemoTech by Transparencia Electoral: https://transparenciaelectoral.org/demotech/
Transparencia on the Venezuelan elections: https://transparenciaelectoral.org/en/transparencia/transparencia-electoral-warns-venezuelan-elections-did-not-meet-the-most-basic-democratic-standards/
More information on Chinese tech used in Venezuela: https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/china-shows-venezuela-how-to-control-monitor-population/
Candidate assassinations in Mexico: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-candidate-assassinations-hit-grim-record-ahead-sundays-election-2024-06-01/
Ejército Espía: https://ejercitoespia.r3d.mx/
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By This week we're speaking to Eduardo from Transparencia Electoral about modern elections all over the world that they've observed, and Vladimir from R3D about the 2024 elections in Mexico. We find out more about the technologies that are at use in elections all over the world.
Links
Guest's publications
PI's technology, data and elections checklist: https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5158/technology-data-and-elections-updated-checklist-election-cycle
Transparencia Electoral's report: https://transparenciaelectoral.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Indice-de-Proteccion-de-Datos-Personales-en-Elecciones-de-America-Latina-3.pdf
Transparencia's index on data protection in LatAm elections: https://transparenciaelectoral.org/privacidad-de-datos-en-procesos-electorales/
R3D's report: Censura electoral: https://r3d.mx/wp-content/uploads/Informe-Censura-Electoral-1.pdf
Episode links
Obama's 2012 targeted social media campaign: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/feb/17/obama-digital-data-machine-facebook-election
Our work on Cambridge Analytica: https://privacyinternational.org/taxonomy/term/605
Deepfake use in elections: https://www.turing.ac.uk/news/no-evidence-ai-disinformation-or-deepfakes-impacted-uk-french-or-european-elections-results
Our report with the Carter Center on the Kenyan Presidential elections: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5053/our-final-report-kenyas-2022-election-collaboration-carter-center-election-expert
Listen to our episode about our work in Kenya (Election Observation: Data, Elections and a trip to Kenya) on our website and where ever you get your podcasts https://privacyinternational.org/video/5062/election-observation-data-elections-and-trip-kenya
DemoTech by Transparencia Electoral: https://transparenciaelectoral.org/demotech/
Transparencia on the Venezuelan elections: https://transparenciaelectoral.org/en/transparencia/transparencia-electoral-warns-venezuelan-elections-did-not-meet-the-most-basic-democratic-standards/
More information on Chinese tech used in Venezuela: https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/china-shows-venezuela-how-to-control-monitor-population/
Candidate assassinations in Mexico: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-candidate-assassinations-hit-grim-record-ahead-sundays-election-2024-06-01/
Ejército Espía: https://ejercitoespia.r3d.mx/