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Hacking help for US elections - 6 Minute English
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The 2020 presidential elections in the US, in which President Donald Trump faces the Democrat candidate Joe Biden, are causing a lot of controversy. In the US many votes are cast digitally and there are plans to enlist the help of hackers to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks on election day. Rob and Sam discuss the initiative and teach you vocabulary along the way.
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Vocabulary
volunteer
someone who works willingly without being paid, because they want to
hacker
someone who breaks into computer systems without permission in order to find information or do something illegal
eligible
qualified to do something by having the necessary requirements
high-profile
attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public, newspapers and the media
(have) the keys to the castle
(idiom) information or knowledge which gives the possessor access to power
cybersecurity
measures that are taken to protect organisations and their computer information against crimes and attacks carried out through the internet
[Cover: Getty Images]
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #internet #USelections #hacker #vote #ballot #trump #biden #president #voting
More 6 Minute English episodes:
Food made in space
The medicine of coronavirus
Is this the era of distrust?
Grandma therapy in Zimbabwe
How can we make the web a better place?
Do chimps have the same emotions as us?
Vocabulary
volunteer
someone who works willingly without being paid, because they want to
hacker
someone who breaks into computer systems without permission in order to find information or do something illegal
eligible
qualified to do something by having the necessary requirements
high-profile
attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public, newspapers and the media
(have) the keys to the castle
(idiom) information or knowledge which gives the possessor access to power
cybersecurity
measures that are taken to protect organisations and their computer information against crimes and attacks carried out through the internet
[Cover: Getty Images]
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #internet #USelections #hacker #vote #ballot #trump #biden #president #voting
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