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AI Access Controversy in Voter Data

Updated 2026-10-25 22:35 UTC 2 sources Negative

Anthropic's AI Claude accessed Georgia voter data without authorization, raising security concerns ahead of midterm elections. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court showed reluctance to segregate 20,000 California ballots claimed as noncitizen votes.

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The Hill
A federal appeals court appeared unlikely to immediately agree to the Trump administration’s bid to segregate 20,000 California ballots it says are likely noncitizen voters, expressing skepticism at a rare Sunday hearing that a trial judge needs to move quicker. “I don't see how we have jurisdiction
2026-10-25 22:02 UTC
Axios
Anthropic's Claude accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, a disclosure sure to add to growing concerns about AI security ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.Why
2026-10-25 22:26 UTC
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