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Out With E-Voting, In With M-Voting

Posted by Zonk on from the has-to-be-safer-than-diebold dept.

InternetVoting writes "The ever technology forward nation sometimes known as 'E-stonia' after recently performing the world's first national Internet election are already leaving e-voting behind. Estonia is now considering voting from mobile phones using SIM cards as identification, dubbed 'm-voting.' From the article: 'Mobile ID is more convenient in that one does not have to attach a special ID card reader to one's computer. A cell phone performs the functions of an ID card and card reader at one and the same time.'"

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  1. Re:How about this... by buswolley · · Score: 0, Troll
    Greeeeaaaat. Now Republicans can triangulate and send police to arrests blacks on election day even MORE effectively. Let freedom ring, eh KKK??? How about we pass, and keep America's vote clean and fair.

    Seriously, If you make a SIM card an official method of citizen identification, attach it to political affiliation, and then match it with a cell phones ability to be triangulated, then Big BROTHER is here in a big way.

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  2. Youtube style beating of voters with 8 SIM cards by barwasp · · Score: 0, Troll

    Video shows Estonian election officials beating two voters until they choose the right canditade; with all their eight SIM cards. Convincing these voters took just 26 minutes. Estonian style electronic voting is usually performed from the hospital beds.

    Wellcome to E-estonia, also what a nice place it is to spend your holidays