I think the USA needs election poll sitters.

Not necessarily to remove the security Facebook already has or believes it needs, but, the country needs an agent at every social media cite to monitor daily discoveries.

It could be FBI, CIA or military intelligence, but, a member of the government, paid by the government to assist social media sites during elections. The way the USA elections go now, it would be year round. I realize this is an intrusion into the private sector, but, the agent would play a role other than that of an employee. Sort of similar to that of the UN election monitors, but, with the ability to immediately take information and reports to begin an investigation right at the time the hacking and/or fake sites were reported. An agent could pick up trends.

It seems a shame to me that social media now have to be police to ruthless communists. I think that is probably a drag on their creativity. If there was an agent within the structure where all this mess takes place, it could be a real asset to the business and end this interference once and for all. If the criminals are caught at the time they are deploying their nonsense, it would end it. There could be a trial run to be sure it makes a difference.

August 1, 2018
By Sheera Frenkel

When Facebook revealed on Tuesday (click here) that it had identified a political influence campaign ahead of the November midterm elections, the company’s chief security officer, Alex Stamos, was front-and-center in speaking on the issue.

But Mr. Stamos will exit the social network this month, just as Facebook steps up its efforts to combat misinformation and foreign interference. In an interview, Mr. Stamos, 39, said he planned to join Stanford University in September as an adjunct professor and will also become part of a faculty working group called Information Warfare where he will examine the role of security and technology in society.

The timing is tricky as Facebook grapples with potential threats including election meddling and hackers. The New York Times reported in Marchthat Mr. Stamos planned to leave Facebook in August and that his day-to-day responsibilities were reassigned to others last December, but the Silicon Valley company does not plan to appoint a successor for chief security officer....