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Cyber-Threats to Canadian Democracy |
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An interdisciplinary exploration of election cybersecurity and its impact on Canadian democracy.
From the Cambridge Analytica scandal to overloaded internet voting servers to faulty voting machines, the growing relationship between democracy and technology has brought to light the challenges associated with integrating new digital tools into the electoral system. Canadian politics has also felt the impact of this migration online.
This timely book presents the first comprehensive study of the various cyber-threats to election integrity across Canadian jurisdictions. Scrutinizing the events of the 2019 federal election, Cyber-Threats to Canadian Democracy examines how new technologies have affected the practice of electoral politics and what we can do to strengthen future Canadian elections. Through the disciplines of political science, law, computer science, engineering, communications, and others, chapters shed light on some of the most contentious issues around technology and electoral integrity. The contributors address current domestic and foreign threats to Canadian elections, evaluate the behaviour of actors ranging from political parties and interest groups to policymakers and election administrators, and assess emerging legal and regulatory responses while anticipating future challenges to the quality of elections in Canada and around the globe.
Cyber-Threats to Canadian Democracy helps seed the study of digital technology’s security risks, providing insight into what reforms are needed and evaluating existing legal and policy frameworks in light of these threats.
This timely book presents the first comprehensive study of the various cyber-threats to election integrity across Canadian jurisdictions. Scrutinizing the events of the 2019 federal election, Cyber-Threats to Canadian Democracy examines how new technologies have affected the practice of electoral politics and what we can do to strengthen future Canadian elections. Through the disciplines of political science, law, computer science, engineering, communications, and others, chapters shed light on some of the most contentious issues around technology and electoral integrity. The contributors address current domestic and foreign threats to Canadian elections, evaluate the behaviour of actors ranging from political parties and interest groups to policymakers and election administrators, and assess emerging legal and regulatory responses while anticipating future challenges to the quality of elections in Canada and around the globe.
Cyber-Threats to Canadian Democracy helps seed the study of digital technology’s security risks, providing insight into what reforms are needed and evaluating existing legal and policy frameworks in light of these threats.
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Part of the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Studies in Leadership, Public Policy, and Governance (number 6 in series)
360 Pages, 6 x 9
23 diagrams, 10 tables
ISBN 9780228011460
June 2022
Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook
“Digital technologies present numerous advantages to democratic engagement alongside some very real threats to the Canadian political environment. Cyber-Threats to Canadian Democracy opens up the conversation and offers timely and important research on the topic.” Andrea Lawlor, University of Western Ontario
“This volume is the first study of how new technologies may impact Canadian election processes. The text offers a multidisciplinary perspective to the domestic and foreign threats to the electoral process. This work sounds an alarm. The challenge is how to respond.” Choice
“This volume is the first study of how new technologies may impact Canadian election processes. The text offers a multidisciplinary perspective to the domestic and foreign threats to the electoral process. This work sounds an alarm. The challenge is how to respond.” Choice
Holly Ann Garnett is associate professor of political science at the Royal Military College of Canada and director of the Electoral Integrity Project.
Michael Pal is associate professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.
Michael Pal is associate professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.
Figures and Tables vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Defining the Field 3
Michael Pal and Holly Ann Garnett
PART ONE CANADA’S LEGAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY RESPONSES TO CYBER-THREATS
1 Securitizing Election Law and Administration? Canada’s Response to the Cyber-Security Threats to Elections 31
Lisa Young
2 Defending Democracy from Foreign Cyber-Interference: The Role of Canadian Intelligence Agencies in the 2019 Federal Election 55
Leah West
PART TWO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE VOTING PROCESS
3 A Cyber-Threat Analysis of Online Voting in Canada 87
Aleksander Essex and Nicole Goodman
4 Public Opinion on the Use of Technology in the Electoral Process in Canada 116
Holly Ann Garnett and Laura B. Stephenson
PART THREE RESPONSES TO MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION
5 Digital Campaign Threats: Party Responses in an Age of Disinformation 151
Anna Lennox Esselment
6 Confronting Disinformation: Journalists and the Conflict over Truth in #elxn43 174
Chris Tenove and Stephanie MacLellan
PART FOUR EMERGING CYBER-THREATS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
7 Hierarchy Over Diversity: Influence and Disinformation on Twitter 209
Alexei Abrahams and Gabrielle Lim
8 Microtargeting, Social Media, and Third Party Advertising: Why the Facebook Ad Library Cannot Prevent Threats to Canadian Democracy 236
Philippe R. Dubois, Camille Arteau-Leclerc, and Thierry Giasson
9 A Moderate Proposal for a Digital Right of Reply for Election- Related Digital Replicas: Deepfakes, Disinformation, and Elections 270
Elizabeth F. Judge and Amir M. Korhani
Conclusion: Key Considerations 312
Holly Ann Garnett and Michael Pal
Contributors 327
Index 333
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Defining the Field 3
Michael Pal and Holly Ann Garnett
PART ONE CANADA’S LEGAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY RESPONSES TO CYBER-THREATS
1 Securitizing Election Law and Administration? Canada’s Response to the Cyber-Security Threats to Elections 31
Lisa Young
2 Defending Democracy from Foreign Cyber-Interference: The Role of Canadian Intelligence Agencies in the 2019 Federal Election 55
Leah West
PART TWO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE VOTING PROCESS
3 A Cyber-Threat Analysis of Online Voting in Canada 87
Aleksander Essex and Nicole Goodman
4 Public Opinion on the Use of Technology in the Electoral Process in Canada 116
Holly Ann Garnett and Laura B. Stephenson
PART THREE RESPONSES TO MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION
5 Digital Campaign Threats: Party Responses in an Age of Disinformation 151
Anna Lennox Esselment
6 Confronting Disinformation: Journalists and the Conflict over Truth in #elxn43 174
Chris Tenove and Stephanie MacLellan
PART FOUR EMERGING CYBER-THREATS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
7 Hierarchy Over Diversity: Influence and Disinformation on Twitter 209
Alexei Abrahams and Gabrielle Lim
8 Microtargeting, Social Media, and Third Party Advertising: Why the Facebook Ad Library Cannot Prevent Threats to Canadian Democracy 236
Philippe R. Dubois, Camille Arteau-Leclerc, and Thierry Giasson
9 A Moderate Proposal for a Digital Right of Reply for Election- Related Digital Replicas: Deepfakes, Disinformation, and Elections 270
Elizabeth F. Judge and Amir M. Korhani
Conclusion: Key Considerations 312
Holly Ann Garnett and Michael Pal
Contributors 327
Index 333
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