WASHINGTON, United States — Directly accusing Russia of trying to manipulate the 2016 US presidential election, the United States on Friday vowed to respond at a “time and place of our choosing” Friday. Concerned that hack would have a chilling effect on free speech, President Barack Obama issued an executive order authorizing additional sanctions against the regime. Policymakers have long struggled in responding to cyberattacks, where it’s hard to pin down the author and a proportional response is difficult to measure. US intelligence and homeland security said it was less clear that the Russian government was behind efforts to manipulate voting machines and systems. “The American public and our democracy are resilient to foreign attempts to manipulate public opinion,” the US official said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 08, 2016 00:45 UTC