The modern age has brought new technology with unimaginable benefits and consequences to day to day life. This new realm of possiblity not only effects each individual but also vastly impacts how society functions as a whole. As with every change in society comes a nessecary shift in politics. The politic workings of the 21st century has largely remained stagnant and outdated despite the countless technological innovations. PoliComp hopes to be a realiable site to explore the increasingly intricate world of the intersection between computing and modern day politics.
The most obvious intersection between computers and politics is the complex world of cyber security. With the government's millions of important documents and countless amounts of digital data it is crucial that this data is carefully protected. Furthermore, recent news reports have exposed the deep realm of international hacking and the techniques used for attacking and defending democracy from international sabotage. Everyday new news reports surface of allegations of hacking between powerful nations. Now more than ever is technical knowledge needed in administations across the world.
The issue of political partisan gerrymandering has been a hotly debated topic for many years now. Computerized algorithms are used to draw the lines in the way that best works districts in favor of one party or the other. Computers provide a useful tool for analyzing exsisting districts and possibly even generating non-partisan districts too.
Big technical issues are constantly being brought to the political scene in new legislation. For years now the debate of net neutrality has circulated through the political sphere. More and more questions of internet privacy and internet law are needing to be answered. Computer policy as a field continues to grow into the modern age.