More concerns about electronic voting systems…
[I kind of view the computer scientists and consultants who poo-poo concerns about voting machine security in the same light as the scientists who don’t believe that global warming exists or who content there is no causal link between smoking and lung cancer. -Thomas]
A Vote for Less Tech at the Polls
By Joanna Glasner | Also by this reporter Page 1 of 2 next »
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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Commentary by Lauren Weinstein | Also by this reporter Page 1 of 2 next »
02:00 AM Sep. 23, 2002 PT
Florida found itself in another voting debacle during last week’s primary election: Tens of millions of dollars spent to abolish hanging chads and they still can’t get it right.
Now, wisps of fear are emerging. The folks running some elections are asking if it was such a great idea to rush into high-tech touch-screen voting systems like those used to replace many of the punch-card systems in Florida.
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