Pentagon Cancels Internet Voting System

Ben B writes "The Pentagon won't use an Internet voting system for overseas U.S. citizens this fall because of concerns about its security, an official said Thursday. The official, who requested anonymity, said Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz made the decision to scrap the system because Pentagon officials were not certain they could 'assure the legitimacy of votes that would be cast.' Computer security experts who last month reviewed the Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment, or SERVE, had urged the Pentagon to scrap the system, saying it was too vulnerable."

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Re:I really have to question

[goodrob]

I think they should just do away with anonymous ballots.

as if there is any real need for this anymore. i've never understood why people want to still keep this secret.

maybe you don't want to make it public but if everyone has a serial number and one number is one vote how do you fake out that system?

it's only anonymous ballots that make it possible to scam.

Next Diebold (please?)

[Nick haflinger]

Comon pentagon diebold's vote security is garbage too. Get rid of this stupid idea and replaceit it with another one.

I am surprised

[lake2112]

I'm surprised Bush threw out his chance to remain President forever. I can imagine the code that would be put into place with Bush in charge. BushVotes = 3787498 While (Deficit = increasing) { BushVotes = BushVotes + 1 }