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  • jcrabapple@dmv.communityJ This user is from outside of this forum
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    #1

    If you see ads pointing you to votesafe.org to check your voter registration, read this first.

    VoteSafe is run by America PAC, Elon Musk's super PAC. It is not a government site. Its own footer says "Paid for by America PAC."

    It also doesn't register anyone. The flow ends by telling you to download a PDF, print it, and mail it in yourself.

    Its privacy policy (updated Aug 29, 2026) lets America PAC share your info with "business partners" for targeted marketing, or sell it. That includes whether you're registered to vote and "how you submit your vote." Popular Information found your address going to Facebook and Google, a hashed email to The Trade Desk, your usage to X, and a device fingerprint that survives cookie deletion.

    VoteSafe also white-labels voter sites for allied groups, including Sentinel Action Fund and Ready to Register. North Carolina's election board warned in July that Ready to Register mailings used an outdated form, went to deceased voters, and had QR codes that could pre-populate other people's data.

    To check your registration, use your state's official portal, https://vote.gov, or https://vote.org. None of them sell your data.

    Sources:
    https://popular.info/p/the-hidden-dangers-of-musks-votesafeorg
    https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy
    https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00879510/
    https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2026/07/01/bulk-voter-registration-mailings-cause-voter-confusion-additional-work-counties

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    • jcrabapple@dmv.communityJ jcrabapple@dmv.community

      If you see ads pointing you to votesafe.org to check your voter registration, read this first.

      VoteSafe is run by America PAC, Elon Musk's super PAC. It is not a government site. Its own footer says "Paid for by America PAC."

      It also doesn't register anyone. The flow ends by telling you to download a PDF, print it, and mail it in yourself.

      Its privacy policy (updated Aug 29, 2026) lets America PAC share your info with "business partners" for targeted marketing, or sell it. That includes whether you're registered to vote and "how you submit your vote." Popular Information found your address going to Facebook and Google, a hashed email to The Trade Desk, your usage to X, and a device fingerprint that survives cookie deletion.

      VoteSafe also white-labels voter sites for allied groups, including Sentinel Action Fund and Ready to Register. North Carolina's election board warned in July that Ready to Register mailings used an outdated form, went to deceased voters, and had QR codes that could pre-populate other people's data.

      To check your registration, use your state's official portal, https://vote.gov, or https://vote.org. None of them sell your data.

      Sources:
      https://popular.info/p/the-hidden-dangers-of-musks-votesafeorg
      https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy
      https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00879510/
      https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2026/07/01/bulk-voter-registration-mailings-cause-voter-confusion-additional-work-counties

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      #2

      @jcrabapple

      Thank you for warning everyone, and pointing out that states have official, non-predatory portals to check your voter registration etc.

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      • jcrabapple@dmv.communityJ jcrabapple@dmv.community

        If you see ads pointing you to votesafe.org to check your voter registration, read this first.

        VoteSafe is run by America PAC, Elon Musk's super PAC. It is not a government site. Its own footer says "Paid for by America PAC."

        It also doesn't register anyone. The flow ends by telling you to download a PDF, print it, and mail it in yourself.

        Its privacy policy (updated Aug 29, 2026) lets America PAC share your info with "business partners" for targeted marketing, or sell it. That includes whether you're registered to vote and "how you submit your vote." Popular Information found your address going to Facebook and Google, a hashed email to The Trade Desk, your usage to X, and a device fingerprint that survives cookie deletion.

        VoteSafe also white-labels voter sites for allied groups, including Sentinel Action Fund and Ready to Register. North Carolina's election board warned in July that Ready to Register mailings used an outdated form, went to deceased voters, and had QR codes that could pre-populate other people's data.

        To check your registration, use your state's official portal, https://vote.gov, or https://vote.org. None of them sell your data.

        Sources:
        https://popular.info/p/the-hidden-dangers-of-musks-votesafeorg
        https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy
        https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00879510/
        https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2026/07/01/bulk-voter-registration-mailings-cause-voter-confusion-additional-work-counties

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        #3

        @jcrabapple
        Someone locally said, “So what? He can just buy it, what’s the difference?”

        Yeah, he can. Don’t give it to the bastard for free. Make him buy it.

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        • jcrabapple@dmv.communityJ jcrabapple@dmv.community

          If you see ads pointing you to votesafe.org to check your voter registration, read this first.

          VoteSafe is run by America PAC, Elon Musk's super PAC. It is not a government site. Its own footer says "Paid for by America PAC."

          It also doesn't register anyone. The flow ends by telling you to download a PDF, print it, and mail it in yourself.

          Its privacy policy (updated Aug 29, 2026) lets America PAC share your info with "business partners" for targeted marketing, or sell it. That includes whether you're registered to vote and "how you submit your vote." Popular Information found your address going to Facebook and Google, a hashed email to The Trade Desk, your usage to X, and a device fingerprint that survives cookie deletion.

          VoteSafe also white-labels voter sites for allied groups, including Sentinel Action Fund and Ready to Register. North Carolina's election board warned in July that Ready to Register mailings used an outdated form, went to deceased voters, and had QR codes that could pre-populate other people's data.

          To check your registration, use your state's official portal, https://vote.gov, or https://vote.org. None of them sell your data.

          Sources:
          https://popular.info/p/the-hidden-dangers-of-musks-votesafeorg
          https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy
          https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00879510/
          https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2026/07/01/bulk-voter-registration-mailings-cause-voter-confusion-additional-work-counties

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          #4

          @jcrabapple@dmv.community did they also have a look at iamavoter.org? No reason yet to suspect it's nefarious, but it's been running ads too.

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          • jcrabapple@dmv.communityJ jcrabapple@dmv.community

            If you see ads pointing you to votesafe.org to check your voter registration, read this first.

            VoteSafe is run by America PAC, Elon Musk's super PAC. It is not a government site. Its own footer says "Paid for by America PAC."

            It also doesn't register anyone. The flow ends by telling you to download a PDF, print it, and mail it in yourself.

            Its privacy policy (updated Aug 29, 2026) lets America PAC share your info with "business partners" for targeted marketing, or sell it. That includes whether you're registered to vote and "how you submit your vote." Popular Information found your address going to Facebook and Google, a hashed email to The Trade Desk, your usage to X, and a device fingerprint that survives cookie deletion.

            VoteSafe also white-labels voter sites for allied groups, including Sentinel Action Fund and Ready to Register. North Carolina's election board warned in July that Ready to Register mailings used an outdated form, went to deceased voters, and had QR codes that could pre-populate other people's data.

            To check your registration, use your state's official portal, https://vote.gov, or https://vote.org. None of them sell your data.

            Sources:
            https://popular.info/p/the-hidden-dangers-of-musks-votesafeorg
            https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy
            https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00879510/
            https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2026/07/01/bulk-voter-registration-mailings-cause-voter-confusion-additional-work-counties

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            #5

            @jcrabapple
            It's a trap!

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            • jcrabapple@dmv.communityJ jcrabapple@dmv.community

              If you see ads pointing you to votesafe.org to check your voter registration, read this first.

              VoteSafe is run by America PAC, Elon Musk's super PAC. It is not a government site. Its own footer says "Paid for by America PAC."

              It also doesn't register anyone. The flow ends by telling you to download a PDF, print it, and mail it in yourself.

              Its privacy policy (updated Aug 29, 2026) lets America PAC share your info with "business partners" for targeted marketing, or sell it. That includes whether you're registered to vote and "how you submit your vote." Popular Information found your address going to Facebook and Google, a hashed email to The Trade Desk, your usage to X, and a device fingerprint that survives cookie deletion.

              VoteSafe also white-labels voter sites for allied groups, including Sentinel Action Fund and Ready to Register. North Carolina's election board warned in July that Ready to Register mailings used an outdated form, went to deceased voters, and had QR codes that could pre-populate other people's data.

              To check your registration, use your state's official portal, https://vote.gov, or https://vote.org. None of them sell your data.

              Sources:
              https://popular.info/p/the-hidden-dangers-of-musks-votesafeorg
              https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy
              https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00879510/
              https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2026/07/01/bulk-voter-registration-mailings-cause-voter-confusion-additional-work-counties

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              #6

              @jcrabapple

              Secretary of state offices have that info

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              • jcrabapple@dmv.communityJ jcrabapple@dmv.community

                If you see ads pointing you to votesafe.org to check your voter registration, read this first.

                VoteSafe is run by America PAC, Elon Musk's super PAC. It is not a government site. Its own footer says "Paid for by America PAC."

                It also doesn't register anyone. The flow ends by telling you to download a PDF, print it, and mail it in yourself.

                Its privacy policy (updated Aug 29, 2026) lets America PAC share your info with "business partners" for targeted marketing, or sell it. That includes whether you're registered to vote and "how you submit your vote." Popular Information found your address going to Facebook and Google, a hashed email to The Trade Desk, your usage to X, and a device fingerprint that survives cookie deletion.

                VoteSafe also white-labels voter sites for allied groups, including Sentinel Action Fund and Ready to Register. North Carolina's election board warned in July that Ready to Register mailings used an outdated form, went to deceased voters, and had QR codes that could pre-populate other people's data.

                To check your registration, use your state's official portal, https://vote.gov, or https://vote.org. None of them sell your data.

                Sources:
                https://popular.info/p/the-hidden-dangers-of-musks-votesafeorg
                https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy
                https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00879510/
                https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2026/07/01/bulk-voter-registration-mailings-cause-voter-confusion-additional-work-counties

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                #7

                @jcrabapple I hate conspiracy theories, but I am automatically suspicious of anything musk gets involved in. Is this bogus website another tool in trump's attempt to cast doubt on election results?
                Voters, check registration with your state's secretary of state via an online portal. State lists are the only ones that matter, and they are secure. 💙

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                • barbramon1@mas.toB barbramon1@mas.to

                  @jcrabapple I hate conspiracy theories, but I am automatically suspicious of anything musk gets involved in. Is this bogus website another tool in trump's attempt to cast doubt on election results?
                  Voters, check registration with your state's secretary of state via an online portal. State lists are the only ones that matter, and they are secure. 💙

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                  #8

                  @Barbramon1 @jcrabapple I mean is it even a conspiracy theory. Musk and his Doge bros already scrapped the Social Security Data base. Trump is furiously working right now to make it so USPS works can refuse to accept mail in ballots. They are not even hiding their contempt for the voting process.

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                  • jcrabapple@dmv.communityJ jcrabapple@dmv.community

                    If you see ads pointing you to votesafe.org to check your voter registration, read this first.

                    VoteSafe is run by America PAC, Elon Musk's super PAC. It is not a government site. Its own footer says "Paid for by America PAC."

                    It also doesn't register anyone. The flow ends by telling you to download a PDF, print it, and mail it in yourself.

                    Its privacy policy (updated Aug 29, 2026) lets America PAC share your info with "business partners" for targeted marketing, or sell it. That includes whether you're registered to vote and "how you submit your vote." Popular Information found your address going to Facebook and Google, a hashed email to The Trade Desk, your usage to X, and a device fingerprint that survives cookie deletion.

                    VoteSafe also white-labels voter sites for allied groups, including Sentinel Action Fund and Ready to Register. North Carolina's election board warned in July that Ready to Register mailings used an outdated form, went to deceased voters, and had QR codes that could pre-populate other people's data.

                    To check your registration, use your state's official portal, https://vote.gov, or https://vote.org. None of them sell your data.

                    Sources:
                    https://popular.info/p/the-hidden-dangers-of-musks-votesafeorg
                    https://votesafe.org/privacy-policy
                    https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00879510/
                    https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2026/07/01/bulk-voter-registration-mailings-cause-voter-confusion-additional-work-counties

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                    #9

                    @jcrabapple In other words, there's absolutely zero reason not to go there and fill in the details of tons of people who never existed and/or are dead other than my own laziness.

                    Filling in PDFs is not illegal even if every element you put in them is fraudulent. I have zero obligation not to lie through my every orifice to Musk and his pals just like them to me.

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                    • barbramon1@mas.toB barbramon1@mas.to

                      @jcrabapple I hate conspiracy theories, but I am automatically suspicious of anything musk gets involved in. Is this bogus website another tool in trump's attempt to cast doubt on election results?
                      Voters, check registration with your state's secretary of state via an online portal. State lists are the only ones that matter, and they are secure. 💙

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                      #10

                      @Barbramon1 @jcrabapple Oh no, man. It's for sure creating a database for ICE and anyone else who might help destroy this country.

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                      • crazyeddie@mastodon.socialC crazyeddie@mastodon.social

                        @Barbramon1 @jcrabapple Oh no, man. It's for sure creating a database for ICE and anyone else who might help destroy this country.

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                        #11

                        @crazyeddie @jcrabapple Seems pretty ineffective in that regard. How many people will actually interact with musk's shady website?
                        Thousands? A drop in the bucket when compared to about 175 MILLION registered in the US. Sure, they are getting personal info from a handful of people stupid enough to use it. I'd be more worried about identity theft or some sort of grift.

                        voters.https://electionlawblog.org/2026/the-hidden-dangers-of-musks-votesafe-org/

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                        • crazyeddie@mastodon.socialC crazyeddie@mastodon.social

                          @jcrabapple In other words, there's absolutely zero reason not to go there and fill in the details of tons of people who never existed and/or are dead other than my own laziness.

                          Filling in PDFs is not illegal even if every element you put in them is fraudulent. I have zero obligation not to lie through my every orifice to Musk and his pals just like them to me.

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                          #12

                          @crazyeddie @jcrabapple Why would you do that, when you can just ask his AI to do it for you?

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                          • technothrasher@universeodon.comT technothrasher@universeodon.com

                            @crazyeddie @jcrabapple Why would you do that, when you can just ask his AI to do it for you?

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                            #13

                            @technothrasher @jcrabapple

                            I think this question answers itself, actually. There's quite a lot of pain I do and would put myself through just to NOT use that mother fucker's AI.

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                            • remywhisker@mastodon.socialR remywhisker@mastodon.social

                              @Barbramon1 @jcrabapple I mean is it even a conspiracy theory. Musk and his Doge bros already scrapped the Social Security Data base. Trump is furiously working right now to make it so USPS works can refuse to accept mail in ballots. They are not even hiding their contempt for the voting process.

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                              #14

                              @remywhisker @jcrabapple Without a doubt all that's true. However I really don't get how this little shady website will help chump steal an election.

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                                @crazyeddie @jcrabapple Seems pretty ineffective in that regard. How many people will actually interact with musk's shady website?
                                Thousands? A drop in the bucket when compared to about 175 MILLION registered in the US. Sure, they are getting personal info from a handful of people stupid enough to use it. I'd be more worried about identity theft or some sort of grift.

                                voters.https://electionlawblog.org/2026/the-hidden-dangers-of-musks-votesafe-org/

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                                #15

                                @Barbramon1 @crazyeddie @jcrabapple he owns one of the largest social media systems in the world which he can use to push this to the dumbest people on the planet.

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                                • somevegancheeseisok@mastodon.socialS somevegancheeseisok@mastodon.social

                                  @Barbramon1 @crazyeddie @jcrabapple he owns one of the largest social media systems in the world which he can use to push this to the dumbest people on the planet.

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                                  #16

                                  @SomeVeganCheeseIsOk @crazyeddie @jcrabapple Good, let the Twitter dumbarses fall for it. They would vote for maga anyway. Smart people will not.

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                                  • barbramon1@mas.toB barbramon1@mas.to

                                    @remywhisker @jcrabapple Without a doubt all that's true. However I really don't get how this little shady website will help chump steal an election.

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                                    #17

                                    @Barbramon1 @jcrabapple Voter intimidation is a thing.

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                                    • barbramon1@mas.toB barbramon1@mas.to

                                      @SomeVeganCheeseIsOk @crazyeddie @jcrabapple Good, let the Twitter dumbarses fall for it. They would vote for maga anyway. Smart people will not.

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                                      #18

                                      @Barbramon1 @SomeVeganCheeseIsOk @jcrabapple I actually object to the idea that stupid people are "free to use" people. I've felt that way myself at times but I've also given a bunch of thought and decided there's just no redemption for that idea. It's not just wrong, it's strategically mistaken since stupid people are the far more numerous. You're really just consigning the whole of humanity to whoever can lie the best and motivate stupid people toward destructive ends.

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                                      • crazyeddie@mastodon.socialC crazyeddie@mastodon.social

                                        @technothrasher @jcrabapple

                                        I think this question answers itself, actually. There's quite a lot of pain I do and would put myself through just to NOT use that mother fucker's AI.

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                                        #19

                                        @crazyeddie @jcrabapple I certainly can't blame you one bit for that. It just seems like if there was any good use of his "AI", it would be to point it back at him to generate gobs of nonsense garbage.

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                                        • remywhisker@mastodon.socialR remywhisker@mastodon.social

                                          @Barbramon1 @jcrabapple Voter intimidation is a thing.

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                                          #20

                                          @remywhisker @jcrabapple I do not understand how the Vote Safe website intimidates voters.
                                          What am I missing ?

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