Data Security Coming to Presidential Campaigns Near You

A a security and privacy group of tech savvy types reviewed presidential candidate websites, and the results are not good if you like security and privacy.

17 of 23 candidates failed according to the The Online Trust Alliance, a nonprofit backed by businesses in the tech industry.

Why such a poor showing for data security this campaign season?

• nonexistent or inadequate privacy policy disclosures
• they reserve the right to liberally share or sell their donors and site visitors’ personally identifiable information

Some positive moves on data security by campaigns:

• 70 percent using encrypted website

Which candidates fared the best?

• Jeb Bush
• Chris Christie
• Rick Santorum
• Scott Walker
• Martin O’Malley
• Lincoln Chafee

 The Hill  Most 2016 campaign websites receive failing privacy grades

Fortune:  Here’s why Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s campaign websites failed a security test