Voters' data was left exposed online because of course it was
 

Voters' data was left exposed online because of course it was
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Sure, our ballot may be secret. But our voter data? Yeah, not so much.

Our most recent reminder of this disconcerting truth: Bob Diachenko, a self-described cybersecurity enthusiast who works for an IT development firm, discovered an online database containing information on thousands of US voters. The apparently misconfigured database, which belonged to a Virginia-based robocalling firm, reportedly included voters' names, addresses, phone numbers, and political affiliation, along with other personal information. **

And it was all there for the taking.*

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