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Amazon's proposal may be entirely reasonable. But I could easily imagine that it's part of a very sophisticated strategy on Amazon's part to ultimately undermin
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
Amazon's proposal may be entirely reasonable. But I could easily imagine that it's part of a very sophisticated strategy on Amazon's part to ultimately undermine a legitimate vote.
I have trouble guessing which approach approach is more desirable in this situation.
- josho 6y agoJust the rumour of "Cameras are recording who votes" could significantly alter the willingness of people to vote.
- DoofusOfDeath 6y agoIIUC, this particular article deals only with keeping a camera on the ballot box after it's been sealed, and on the subsequent vote-counting. So I don't think this poses a risk to anonymous voting per se.
- FireBeyond 6y agoBut as we see from even comments in this article, the lack of clarity around this is probably enough to chill some potential voters from participating, correctly or otherwise.