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You can bank online because you (individual) and the bank (presumably a juridical individual) agree to it. Online voting affects all the people at the same tim

• wu-ikkyu 9y ago
  >You can bank online because you (individual) and the bank (presumably a juridical individual) agree to it. This is false. All banks are conducting their business electronically whether you like it or not. The global economy is run primarily on the transfer of electronic bits, not physical paper.
  • pfortuny 9y ago
    No: I mean, at least in my country (Spain) I can go to the bank physically and get my money, make a transfer, contract a mortgage... And it was just as way of exemplifying the problems with voting.
    • wu-ikkyu 9y ago
      Only a small percentage of people at any one time can withdraw their money physically, otherwise you have a bank run.
      • pfortuny 9y ago
        I guess we are going astray. One should not vote online because the possible malfunctions and hacks have consequences (grave) on others. That was my point. I really do not care about banks, in this context.
        • wu-ikkyu 9y ago
          This comment chain originated by asking why should banks run their business online, because they are also prone to malfunctions and hacks have consequences (grave) on others.
• pjc50 9y ago
  ... and banking hacks can be rolled back, while invalidating elections is extremely fraught.