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Also, they may be opaque even to software engineers, it's not like we have magic powers to look at a physical computer and know what code is running. Even if t
by kaashif 3y ago
Also, they may be opaque even to software engineers, it's not like we have magic powers to look at a physical computer and know what code is running.
Even if the code is released:
(1) Who can read and understand tens or hundreds of thousands of lines of probably not very comprehensible code? Not many people can and even fewer will.
(2) Is the code running on the machines the same as the published code?
I don't even know what code is running on my phone or laptop right now.
- tracker1 3y agoEven if you work in the space as a software developer, the shear amount of variance in government voting systems from registration, petition verification/validation, and voting itself is really wide. Some states have rules that vary from county to county. Some of these states have lots of counties. Election systems are some of the most byzantine you can imagine. Disclosure: I used to work for an Election Services company.
- gsich 3y agoThe process needs to be understandable to non-programmers. Right now, even those who program it don't know every instruction/interaction/oddity from the processor running the code. I can explain a voting process with pen and paper to a child.