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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Think we're finally past the point where starry-eyed futurists are fighting paper trails as The Enemy of Progress. I hope.
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@ShorterPearson Computer voting worked for 15 seasons of American Idol. This election may as well be season 16, so why not? -
In my not-so-humble opinion: sometimes low tech is far more secure than high tech.
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my village in Germany used literal slot machine. Push thick coinlike token into 1of8 slots. Was fine and fast (if 8 or less choices)
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what are your thoughts on blockchain based voting machines? Paper based counting imo is as flawed as the machines we have today.
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Crucial point. Reliance on computers/"high tech" is more of a fetish than anything else.
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@jays_ear For voting, a vital but not sole part of citizens seeking accountability, it also disempowers ordinary people. No need really.
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Still counting the 2 July election here in Australia: http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDefault-20499.htm …
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I'll never understand why we need quick results. If counting paper ballots took twice as long as it does now, why would it matter?
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Any good example with paper ballots and quick results?
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