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FL/OSS digital voting is bad news. Proprietary is nightmare news. Maybe just don't do digital. While it _may_ be possible to create a secure system that an ex
by Shared404 6y ago
FL/OSS digital voting is bad news.
Proprietary is nightmare news.
Maybe just don't do digital. While it _may_ be possible to create a secure system that an expert could understand, is it possible to create one a layperson can understand? If not, how do you prove that it is trustworthy to the laypeople who make policy?
- DoctorOW 6y agoI genuinely wouldn't even entertain the idea of a secure system being made hypothetically. If it were possible, there'd be an unbreakable DRM, unpiratable software, anything else that could benefit from completely secure client-side security. I'm aware there's not literally such a thing as provably impossible, but discussion of "There are societal problems outside of the tech" can unintentionally bolster the progressive layperson's idea that the tech problems would be solved "if we just get our experts on it".
- smitty1e 6y agoThe preferred choice may NOT be the most technologically shiny solution.
- Shared404 6y agoI hate to call things impossible, but there is truth in what you say. While I think it could hypothetically be possible, it is not worth the danger of people who don't understand deciding that "tech will fix everything". I think this actually applies to a lot of domains.