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Old 09-24-2020, 09:30 AM   #4123
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Speaking of media literacy, here is a perfect example of why you can't trust Fox News and should not use them as a credible source of information.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ele...hnologies-hack

The company in question, Tyler Technologies, provides a plethora of products and services to public service agencies around the United States and Canada. Their portfolio is primarily focused on systems like products related to ERP, maintenance, taxation, records management, court and public safety products, education, and data management. Their involvement in elections is strictly data management and not involved in the voting process. The vast majority of Tyler systems are locally hosted on government managed systems or cloud-based in the AWS Gov cloud.

But reading Fox's article you would think the integrity of the voting system had been compromised. The reality is as far from the truth as you can get. Tyler got hit with a ransomware attack through their VoIP system that has affected a number of their internal computers. The attack was isolated and did not affect any of their data systems. Again, Fox did not present the facts, and instead took this as an opportunity to yet again cast a cloud over the reliability of the election system. This is yellow journalism at its finest.

First rule of Fight Club? Don't trust a word that comes from Fox News.
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