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Election Tech 2016

As technology shapes the US presidential election more than ever before, TechRepublic explores how big data, social media, cybersecurity, and other tech issues are taking center stage and what businesses can learn.

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Fake news is everywhere. Should the tech world help stop the spread?

Fake news ran rampant in Facebook news feeds before the election. Programmers, and Facebook itself, are trying to stop it, but this gets into ethical questions.

Jack Wallen
Published: November 21, 2016, 10:57 AM PST Modified: November 21, 2016, 6:48 AM PST Read More See more Mobility

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