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Elections on the Internet -- Not Any Time Soon

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sad-but-true dept.

jACL writes "From the Technology Review article: "After several years debating minimum requirements for voting equipment, the computer science and public policy communities appear to agree that the Internet--as it exists today--can't sufficiently safeguard the privacy, security and reliability of the voting process. Pitfalls range from the obvious, such as malicious hackers, to the obscure. For example: Every state requires that votes be cast in secret, but how can officials verify that a party hack isn't standing beside a remote voter?"" Unfortunately, this is probably all to true.

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  1. Another pitfall ... by pyramid+termite · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf is elected President.

  2. Shame by CaptainAlbert · · Score: 5, Funny

    What a great pity... I'm sure I'm not the only one who was looking forward to voting for CowboyNeal. :)

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  3. Slashdot Polling Engine by arget · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean we can't use the Slashdot polling engine? I thought that was accurate to within .001%...

  4. Re:No internet elections is A Good Thing by mikeee · · Score: 3, Funny

    Besides, if we went to internet voting out next President would probably be...

    Cowboy Neal!

  5. Re:No internet elections is A Good Thing by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 3, Funny

    nearly - Cowboy Neal would be in the lead right up until the Microsoft ballot-stuffers warmed up. Next stop, President William H Gates III! YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT.

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