A Vote for Less Tech at the Polls
A Vote for Less Tech at the Polls
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02:00 AM Nov. 19, 2002 PT
In the national debate over upgrading election infrastructure, Peter Neumann is an unlikely defender of the low-tech approach.
As principle scientist at Stanford Research Institute’s Computer Science Laboratory, Neumann has spent the last 20 years studying how intrusion detection systems, cryptography and advanced software engineering can improve the reliability and security of computer systems.
But get him talking about how to run an election, and Neumann becomes an outspoken advocate of the paper ballot. He’s also a sharp critic of computerized touch-screen voting machines.
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