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Zimbabwe faces accusations of leaking voters’ personal data

Posted on July 10, 2018June 25, 2025 by Dissent

AP is reporting:

A scandal over leaked data has hit Zimbabwe’s election after the ruling party sent personalized, unsolicited campaign messages to potential voters’ mobile phones.

The opposition says thousands of supporters reported receiving the messages. “ZANU-PF has been caught with its hands in the cookie jar. There is no legal way for any political party to access voter phone numbers,” opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said Tuesday on Twitter.

Read more on WTOP.

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