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Elections on the Internet -- Not Any Time Soon

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. Re:Cmd Taco needs a basic grammer course... by eMilkshake · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Cmd Taco needs a basic grammer course...

    CmdrTaco

    Expect more from your correctors.

  2. Re:Another pitfall ... by KilljoyAZ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    For one, Hank is dead.

    Not sure if that answers your question or not...

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