Forget emails. US voting machines are ridiculously insecure. I wrote once about one with hardwired password "admin".https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/07/27/by-november-russian-hackers-could-target-voting-machines/ …
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The provenance of the hack is interesting and all and all but biggest scandal HOW LUDICROUS security of critical stuff actually is.
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Look, it's doable. It's a choice. SLOT MACHINES have better security than voting machines. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/opinion/volkswagen-and-the-era-of-cheating-software.html …pic.twitter.com/fa2912gN8b
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requirements for slot machines are different from those for voting. theory shows us that secure voting machines are impossible
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And testing methodologies from slot machines would not guarantee secure elections, as per messages we exchanged months ago
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It's an example of a system that has higher standards than our voting machines; not a call for one-to-one adoption.
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We'd obviously have to think about the requirements, threat model, etc. I'm pretty sure a lot of room for improvement.
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Sure, but adopting purely electronic systems remains a step in the wrong direction regarding security/transparency.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci
Agree. But here we are. Let's not make it this easy? But I agree.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/758754484298350592 …
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