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Damning Report On Sequoia E-Voting Machine Security

Posted by kdawson on from the worse-than-you-thought dept.

TechDirt notes the publication of the New Jersey voting machine study, the attempted suppression of which we have been discussing for a while now. The paper that the Princeton and Lehigh University researchers are releasing, as permitted by the Court, is "the same as the Court's redacted version, but with a few introductory paragraphs about the court case, Gusciora v. Corzine." What's new is the release of a 90-minute evidentiary video — the researchers have asked the court for permission to release a shorter version that hits the high points, as the high-res video is about 1 GB in size. See TechDirt's article for the report's executive summary listing eight ways the AVC Advantage 9.00 voting machine can be subverted.

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  1. Don't look by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't read the report about voting machines. It contains spoilers about who wins next month.

    1. Re:Don't look by BorgAssimilator · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's ok, the spoilers were already announced:

      http://www.theonion.com/content/video/diebold_accidentally_leaks

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  2. I rolled a 2 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    My reading comprehension must have failed a saving throw. I can't understand the summery.

    1. Re:I rolled a 2 by onkelonkel · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's nice here in the summery. In the wintery it rains all the time.

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  3. No problem, just put a disclaimer on the machines by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We provide this voting booth for entertainment purposes only. Use of this machine does not constitute the actual act of voting for a bill or candidate. The State of [INSERT_STATE_NAME_HERE] and the United States Federal Government are not liable for any damages that may arise through the use of this entertainment apparatus."

    That ought to do it.

  4. Re:if electronic voting by db32 · · Score: 2, Funny

    joe schmoe needs to touch and feel and smell his vote.

    This certainly explains a lot. Apparently this is how we keep winding up with Republicans in office. If I had to sit and count poo streaks on a paper ballot all day I would demand E-voting too. There is clearly some confusion about what the booth is there for and what to do with the paper provided.

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  5. LOL by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

    actually, i was referring to a scratch and sniff voting system

    "hmmm... obama"

    scrathscrathscratch

    "yay! smells like jesus and cupcakes! ok, now... mccain"

    scrathscrathscratch

    "uggh. smells like depends and denture cream"

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    1. Re:LOL by db32 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh yeah...and what does Jesus smell like?
      I am torn between sort of a dusty smell or a 2000 year old zombie smell. I guess it depends on your take on the story. Even best case scenario of coming back non rotted they didn't exactly bathe much back then and washing feet was a big damned deal. No matter what, I can't imagine Jesus is a good smell. (love or hate the fan club, regardless of the divine/not divine, the J man was a cool guy...and thankfully he was a Jew so probably has a good sense of humor so I don't have to sweat it much if he was divine)

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  6. Re:"E-Voting Machine Security" like "Microsoft Wor by flyingsquid · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only thing a e-voting machine should be used for is printing a paper ballot. Count the paper ballots. Anything else means you have to trust the voting machine, or the people who verified the voting machine. (You have to make sure that there are no hidden things in any of the chips, the software, any memory card that comes into contact with the machine, the network that the machine is connected to, etc. Seriously, who can possibly think that a E-voting machine with a Sprint data card in it is secure?)

    Nonsense. The vast majority of computer security experts agree that electronic voting machines are the safest, most secure way to conduct an election, and that they are virtually immune to tampering or forging of votes.*

    *results of a poll of 1000 experts conducted using Diebold voting machines. 93 of 1000 said electronic voting was not secure, 1237 out of 1000 said that it was.

  7. Re:no by Falconhell · · Score: 3, Funny

    "people can use computers, television, and the car,'

    But not apparently, capital letters.

  8. Re:An obvious question... by rrohbeck · · Score: 2, Funny

    One argument I heard, and you won't believe this:
    "Because then the recounts would take forever, and we might not have a valid result by January with all the court cases as a result."
    I don't remember which corner that came from, but it sounds as if it would take weeks to count a couple 1,000 votes in any contested districts.

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