More E-Voting SNAFUs

tassii writes "Looks like Diebold is in yet more trouble. In this article from Wired.com, an audit of the Diebold E-Voting machines revealed that the company installed uncertified software in all 17 counties that use its electronic voting equipment. While 14 counties used software that had been qualified by federal authorities but not certified by state authorities, three counties, including Los Angeles, used software that had never been certified by the state or qualified by federal authorities for use in any election. And in this article, Wired.com is reporting that at least five convicted felons secured management positions at a Diebold, including one who served time in a Washington state correctional facility for stealing money and tampering with computer files in a scheme that 'involved a high degree of sophistication and planning.'"

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Thats good news

[t_allardyce]

Im actually relieved, i was scared that people could actually be that stupid, incompetent and negligent. It made me feel somehow superior but also very scared and pissed off. I was mostly scared because it made me think - what if people like that were in charge of other systems - like nuclear weapons and auto-pilots etc, it made me pissed off because i thought "hey thats not fair, even i could do their jobs better than them but no, they get it." Now im relieved that they are just criminals.