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I disagree, merely because that sounds like a system ripe(r) for abuse.
by porlune 8y ago
I disagree, merely because that sounds like a system ripe(r) for abuse.
- andrewstuart 8y agoOn the contrary I think "we" know a great deal more about how to build secure authentication systems for individuals on phones than we know about how to build once off voting machine systems.
- craftyguy 8y agoDon't assume the government would hire "us" to implement it. There's plenty of terrible security in mobile apps, just as there are examples of good security in mobile apps.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y agoYou don't know how to prevent coerced voting which is much easier to perform without centralized polling stations. Tech can't solve all social problems.
- Spivak 8y agoAbsentee voting exists. 23 million people voted with a system susceptible to this 'problem' in 2016. I think we'll be fine.
- llukas 8y agoIt doesn't matter that experts know how to do it. Everybody can verify pen & paper ballot and virtually nobody can verify "secure authentication system". We need everybody to trust election outcome.
- andrewstuart 8y agoActually having read your comment I agree with you and have changed my mind about using phone. Voting should be paper based. The thing that I think would be great about using your phone to vote is that more people would participate in the U.S., where voting is optional. Would make no difference here in Australia where voting is mandatory.
- dbdjfjrjvebd 8y ago"We" have no idea how to build a secure electronic voting system to decide who the next government will be. NB in an election of a government there is no central trust store. And everyone (including your grandad and thick cousin) need to understand the process and be able to verify it.
- hobls 8y agoPretty much all of the experts on this topic disagree with you. My understanding is that in order to have a good voting system you must be able to verify the result even if the software was compromised. It’s a VERY tricky requirement, and basically comes down to involving paper.
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- tomc1985 8y agoUgh, another critical service on my easily-lost, easily-stolen, easily-broken, unintentional security token (er, I mean, smartphone)?