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Elections are woefully behind the times - I can track my pizza, but I can't track my vote? I feel that political infrastructure are where technology can really
by dvt 8y ago
Elections are woefully behind the times - I can track my pizza, but I can't track my vote? I feel that political infrastructure are where technology can really positively disrupt the landscape.
I know it's en vogue to show how easy ballot machines are to cheat and hack -- and maybe they are indeed incompetently built. However, this doesn't mean there isn't a way to use technology to make democratic processes more accurate and streamlined. I pay my rent online, I see my doctor's appointment lab reports online, and I have a powerhouse in my pocket. Technology can be used for evil in this context (see Cambridge Analytica and Russian troll farms), but we need to figure out how to use it for good.
- orev 8y agoSeems like vote tracking would open elections up to massive vote buying problems and possibly de-anonymization.
- nathanaldensr 8y agoYou're assuming that a record of your vote would or could not be used against you; you're wrong. "dvt, unless you return to us from the polling place with proof you voted for Candidate X, we will kill your family."