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Electoral commission chairman John Pullinger said that there had been a rise in the use of tech to make convincing pornographic images and videos showing politicians in compromising positions.

Electoral Commission chairman John Pullinger warned that the ‘very, very tight’ rules risk excluding certain voter groups at this year’s general election

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been among the critics of the rule changes, saying the government had "upset a system that worked perfectly well". He had supported the move when in government, but changed his tune after reflecting many of the voters affected were inclined to vote Conservative.

Female MPs could be targeted by deepfake pornography, the elections chief has suggested.

The Electoral Commission has published guidance on what charities need to know about campaigning in a pre-election period

UK Electoral Commission faces backlash over delayed disclosure of cyber breach exposing personal data of 40 million voters, prompting scrutiny of data protection measures.

The breach 'does not pose a high risk to individuals,' but the Commission is encouraging those who registered to vote in the UK between 2014 and 2022 to keep an eye on their personal data.

We spoke to John Pullinger, Chair of the Electoral Commission, and began by asking him how they discovered this hack.

The independent UK Election Commission reported a 14-month-long cyberattack impacted copies of data for those who’d registered to vote between 2014 and 2022. The group says it doesn’t know who did it yet.

Civil servants in the scottish government spent tens of thousands of taxpayers money, including nearly £10,000 on vip airport services. formerfirst minister nicola sturgeon, and her staff — were given fast—track security and access to lounges at uk and european airports. officials say all purchases were subject to "robust authorisation". youre live with bbc news. details have emerged that suggest that tens of millions of voters could have been accessed by hackers who targeted the elections ...