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Can someone eli5 how an entire country that includes (big-fat assumption here) n > 0 computer scientist(s) is "fearful of hacking." Are we really at this point
by redether 10y ago
Can someone eli5 how an entire country that includes (big-fat assumption here) n > 0 computer scientist(s) is "fearful of hacking."
Are we really at this point giving up on technology and becoming luddites?
- the-dude 10y agoEquipment/proces was found vulnerable. And this is only about aggregating sub-results. Voting computers for the actual vote ( public ) have been abandonded years ago, again because of vulnerabilities. This ban was pursued by an old school hacker ( Rob Grongrijp ). https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wij_vertrouwen_stemcomputers_niet https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wij_vertrouwen_stemcomputers_n...
- detaro 10y agoComputer scientists and computer security experts are the ones that commonly advise against voting machines and other things like that, pointing out vulnerabilities and the inability to verify them.
- wila 10y agoSure, read this > https://sijmen.ruwhof.net/weblog/1166-how-to-hack-the-upcoming-dutch-elections https://sijmen.ruwhof.net/weblog/1166-how-to-hack-the-upcomi...
- John23832 10y agoA couple things. 1) Not all computer scientist are security experts. 2) The security experts came to the conclusion that hardening the system to the point where you could depend on its integrity (and the system still be widely usable) wasn't feasible. 3) Making one process manual in order to protect the outcome != giving up on technology and becoming a luddite.
- nkrisc 10y agoThe integrity of the outcome is more important than the means of the process.
- sidlls 10y agoWhen one's only tool is a hammer every "problem" seems like a nail, eh? Some things simply aren't improved by the introduction of computers.