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Researchers Reprogram Voting Machine To Run Pac-man

Posted by samzenpus on from the vote-cherry-this-year dept.

Philom writes "Numerous scientific studies have demonstrated that electronic voting machines can be reprogrammed to steal votes, so when researchers Alex Halderman and Ari Feldman got their hands on a machine called the Sequoia AVC Edge, they decided to do something different: they reprogrammed it to run Pac-Man. As states move away from insecure electronic voting, there's a risk that discarded machines will clog our landfills. Fortunately, these results show that voting machines can be recycled to provide countless hours of entertainment."

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  1. Game over, man by elrous0 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And I, for one, welcome our new l33t haXor Congressmen and Presidents.

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  2. Re:What would Namco say? by MBGMorden · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If Namco doesn't like it they'll send the letter anyways. If if you're legally ok, is it worth hiring a lawyer to go to court and fight it? Namco (like most large companies) keeps one on staff, so sending him to court is just them using a paid for asset.

    The sad truth is that in today's society, if a corporation says to stop doing something, it's usually smart to stop it. You can't afford to prove your innocence.

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  3. Re:What would Namco say? by MightyMartian · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd make it a criminal offense to assert copyright violation where none exists.

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