Hand-marked optical-scan paper ballots are the most secure form of voting: with any other method, if the computerized voting machines are hacked, there’s no trustworthy paper trail from which we can determine the true outcome of the election, based on the choices that voters actually indicated. Even those voting methods that appear to have a […]
Why the voting machines failed in Mercer County
December 1, 2022 by
On Election Day, November 8, 2022, every voting machine in every polling place in Mercer County, New Jersey failed to work. Voters in each precinct filled in the ovals in their preprinted optical-scan paper ballots, but the voting machines couldn’t read them. So voters were instructed to put their ballots into “slot 3” of the […]
CITP Seeks Postdocs for Fellows Program
November 23, 2022 by
Those with a background in information integrity, or in precision health are especially encouraged to apply. As part of our Fellows program, CITP is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate. This position is designed for people who have recently received or are about to receive a Ph.D. Applicants should have experience conducting research in at least […]
CITP is Hiring a Professor
November 17, 2022 by
We are seeking an Assistant, Associate, or Full professor whose work aligns with one or more of our three focus areas. Please visit the Princeton University open position’s page for more details about the position and the application. Both CITP and Princeton University seek for our research communities to be diverse and inclusive. This commitment […]
Princeton CITP Launches the Digital Witness Lab to Help Journalists Track Bad Actors on Platforms
November 7, 2022 by
Read the full announcement and Q & A with Investigative Data Journalist and Engineer, Surya Mattu. Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) is excited to announce the launch of the Digital Witness Lab — an innovative research laboratory where engineers will design software and hardware tools to track the inner workings of social media platforms, and help journalists […]
