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I think it's undeniable, that mail in voting has a larger attack surface than in person voting. However, mail in voting, also has greater ease of use. It is t
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 6y ago
I think it's undeniable, that mail in voting has a larger attack surface than in person voting.
However, mail in voting, also has greater ease of use.
It is the classic security vs ease of use dilemma that is faced by software engineers and architects every day. Many times stuff you do to increase security, decrease ease of use, and stuff you do to increase ease of use, decrease security.
- onethought 6y agoWhich attack surface is that?
- AnthonyMouse 6y agoThe ballots spend multiple days in unmonitored and poorly secured locations where they could be intercepted or modified. Ballots are filled out in places (e.g. your house) without monitors to prevent anyone from coercing you to vote in a particular way.
- AnthonyMouse 6y agoThe key is to find a way to avoid the trade off, e.g. instead of mail-in voting, keep the polls open for 30 straight hours into election day so that you're not locking out people with unusual schedules who can't make a specific window.