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Hackers Invited To Crack Internet Voting

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-wonder-what-will-happen dept.

InternetVoting writes "The Philippine government and the International Foundation for Electoral System will be soliciting hackers to test the security of of their Internet voting system that will be tested in an upcoming pilot program." From the article,"Local and foreign computer hackers will be tapped to try and break into an Internet-based voting system that will be pilot tested by the country's Commission on Elections (Comelec) starting July 10."

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  1. G0 f0r 1t, hack3rs! by Sloppy · · Score: 0, Troll

    0wn th31r machines and figure out how to make sure the Boss isn't in the room telling the v0t3r how t0 v0t3!!!

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  2. Re:the philippines is famous by aussie_a · · Score: -1, Troll

    the philippines is a beautiful land, with beautiful people... and a corrupt political establishment, it's a sad commentary on corruption the philippines, the vote buying These are humans who are willing to be bought out, the people that their government is suppose to represent. I'd say they get what they deserve, and I feel sorry for anyone who didn't allow their vote to be bought.
  3. Re:So...failure to disclose vulnerability? by shaitand · · Score: -1, Troll

    'Philippine government'

    Why would anyone want to rig a Philippine election? It isn't like we are talking about a real country here. What issues are you going to influence? The banning of brown rice perhaps?

  4. Re:WRONG. Q: Can it be manipulated by insiders? by azadrozny · · Score: 0, Troll

    For as long as people have been voting, there have been individuals trying to stuff the ballot box. Paper is no more foolproof than any other medium. I personally prefer a hybrid of computers and paper. You can use the computers for the quick number crunching, and then compare to the paper ballots if necessary or desired. Any system is susceptible to fraud. A good system is one that is transparent to the public, with lots of checks and oversight.