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It does not break concentration of power, only shifts that power from one group of people (politicians) to another (cybercryminals hacking the system). As Stali
by mamon 9y ago
It does not break concentration of power, only shifts that power from one group of people (politicians) to another (cybercryminals hacking the system). As Stalin famously said: "It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes."
- stretchwithme 9y agoThat is certainly a risk. But I think it can be mitigated with three step authentication and notifying a voter multiple ways whenever their votes are recorded or an election of representative is made. And we can give people an ID code for their vote. And let them see how their vote was recorded. They could identify themselves at city hall or the state house and punch in the code. Also, if we broke out support for each bill by zip code, it would be easier to assess if fraud has taken place. You could even publish those codes and who cast each vote on every street. Not the actual vote, of course. Just who cast it. We could also use a blockchain to ensure votes cannot be changed after they are cast. In short, I think there are solutions to the hacking problem.
- filoeleven 9y agoHave you evaluated any of the software that exists for this? FollowMyVote looked promising but appears to be defunct. I mentioned DemocracyOS in my other comment but have yet to look into it; it’s at least being talked about and has been deployed in a few places.
- stretchwithme 9y agoNo, wasn't aware of it. My guess is it is unlikely to really work until the right use case comes along. A city-wide election might be a good place to start.