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Hacktivism

Hacktivism: Utilizing technology to publicize a social, ideological, religious or political message.

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Utilizing technology to publicize a social, ideological, religious or political message. Hacktivism can refer to any attempt to alter or influence the outcome of an election by an interested third party, such as a nation state. It can also refer making information that is not public, or is public in non-machine-readable formats, accessible to the public

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EAC IT Glossary for Election Officials
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EAC Information Technology Terminology
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