Vote With Me lets you see the voting record of every contact in your phone

Open/download audioMidterm elections are just a few days away and a new app that is meant to encourage people to vote is also irking some voters. In this episode of Consumer Tech Update, Kim looks at the app “Vote With Me”, talks about how it works and if it is an invasion of privacy.

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