Seriously, I understand that this has essentially been the Donald Trump election, and even the legitimate questions raised by the emails hacked from Hillary’s campaign have been drowned out. However, the candidates, the debates, the media coverage, they’ve all failed to ask one salient question about the candidates’ technology policies.
And the failure doesn’t rest solely at the presidential level. Candidates for senate, the house of representatives, and governors haven’t focused much time at all into talking about how we’re going to address, you know, 21st Century Problems here in the 21st Century.
2016 Election: Technology Issues Analysis
Since I routinely talk about these technology issues, maybe I’m more sensitive to them. Certainly, it’s not like other issues haven’t gotten their fair share of attention, either (cough, Climate Change, cough). So I’ve decided that instead of bitching about the lack of coverage, I would actually provide a service for a change.
This post is the official announcement of my 2016 Election coverage of five major technology issues: 1) High-Tech Infrastructure, 2) Privacy/Surveillance, 3) Encryption, 4) Cyber Security, and 5) Net Neutrality/Open Internet.
Visit My 2016 Election: Technology Issues Analysis
On the 2016 Election page, you’ll find a candidate-by-candidate breakdown of their respective positions on these five key, yet woefully under-discussed, technology issues confronting our world. I’m analyzing the four major candidates for president, along with competitive races for congress and governor.
2016 Elections Analyzed:
For Senate, House of Representatives, and Gubernatorial races in the 2016 Election, I am adding these progressively over the next few days. If you see the race you’re looking for in bold, then it means it has been updated. If your race isn’t there yet, don’t worry, it won’t be long!
President of the United States
Major and third party candidate analysis is available now!
Presidential Candidate Analysis
U.S. Senate:
Florida
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
U.S. House of Representatives
House of Representatives Candidate Analysis
Arizona 1st
California 25th
California 49th
Colorado 6th
Florida 7th
Florida 18th
Florida 26th
Illinois 10th
Iowa 1st
Maine 2nd
Minnesota 2nd
Nebraska 2nd
Nevada 3rd
New Jersey 5th
New York 19th
New York 22nd
Pennsylvania 8th
Texas 23rd
Governor:
Gubernatorial Candidate Analysis
Indiana
Missouri
Montana
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Vermont
West Virginia
About the Author
Brian Focht is a civil litigation attorney and technology enthusiast. In addition to being the author of The Cyber Advocate, he is also the producer and host of the Legal Technology Review podcast, and co-founder of B&R Concepts, a small business technology consulting company.