throwaway9995

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   by throwaway9995 12y ago

   The elections being discussed are performed over the internet, on the voters own computer. Where would the paper audit log be created, and how would you ensure it accurately reflects what the voter chose on his (possibly compromised) PC? Ed
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   by throwaway9995 12y ago

   Relevant recent discussion on the security of containers vs full virtualization: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7834338
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   by throwaway9995 12y ago

   Based on the first link, it looks like the system does not solve the second concern (privacy of the ballot) at all. If the user can verify how his vote was counted (in the example, using a smartphone app), then someone applying pressure on
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   by throwaway9995 12y ago

   >That said, not everybody is enthusiastic about uploading their country’s secrets onto the cloud. The opposition party, the leftist Central Party, is against it, just as it opposes electronic voting — insisting both initiatives pose too
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   by throwaway9995 12y ago

   How do you verify that the vote placed on the computer is actually counted for the correct party? If you can verify that, how do you protect the secrecy of the ballot?