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Is there any other technology in such widespread use with such universal condemnation from experts? Essentially every expert on computerized voting systems says
by mikeash 7y ago
Is there any other technology in such widespread use with such universal condemnation from experts? Essentially every expert on computerized voting systems says, “don’t do this, it’s insane.” Imagine if every expert on aerospace engineering said that jet engines were too dangerous but everyone ignored them and kept finding more and more places to use jets.
- lostlogin 7y ago> Is there any other technology in such widespread use with such universal condemnation from experts? There are bound to be loads - Facebook comes to mind. If you think of human rights and climate change the list of technologies is going to be long. Energy production and the arms industry are some standouts.
- berbec 7y agoNon-TLS HTTP.
- mikeash 7y agoNot at all the same. Most people are pushing hard for TLS, with just some fringe elements resisting it. If it was like voting machines, you’d have massive initiatives to run everything on plain HTTP and any suggestion that we should all use HTTPS is completely ignored.
- ikeyany 7y agoExperts have been telling us to avoid Twitter/Facebook/social media for a while, not because they're easy to hack, but because they must prey on human behaviors and insecurities in order to thrive and exist.