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Why can the NSA influence the decision making process at NIST but they can't influence the design and implementation of a safe and verifiable voting system if i
by Teever 9y ago
Why can the NSA influence the decision making process at NIST but they can't influence the design and implementation of a safe and verifiable voting system if it's going to be electronic?
Like this really is one of those "What would you say ya do, here?" moments because it sure as hell doesn't look like the NSA does anything preventative that is effective.
- anigbrowl 9y agoGovernment isn't a corporation that can be managed autocratically. Voting systems, norms, and technologies are highly politicized and contentious, and there's the federal government, numerous quasi-autonomous agencies, 50 state governments, and 20000 counties, not to mention 2 political parties and numerous regional factions. It seems like a single technical problem to you, but socially it's incredibly complex.