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prevent. There are plenty of modern countries conducting elections
without fraud, and I'm sure some of them are using machines. In fact I
think India is. The problem isn't in the machines per se.
> > So from a computer science or security perspective, how robust do you think
> > this system is?
>
> It's laughably bad. As has been said before: the software that runs
> inside Las Vegas slot machines is better written, better controlled,
> better monitored. Likewise the hardware.
>
> I recall reading that Nevada gambling police arrest insider fraudsters
> on a fairly regular basis--proof that their system works.
>
> The most clever I read about was a fellow who inserted code into the
> programming that watched for a certain sequence of line (coin)
> plays... after the sequence, it jack-potted.
>
> ~~James
>
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>
> On 11/7/06, Robert Holmes <robert at holmesacosta.com> wrote:
> > Not really no. About 30% of the installed machines are the Diebold
> > touch-screen model that does NOT give you a printout. There's no paper trail
> > and absolutely no way to check that what the person voted for is what the
> > machine recorded. In addition, Diebold won't release source code because
> > it's proprietary. And the Independent Testing Authority refuses to release
> > details of its test program. And anyway, in some states ITA testing is
> > voluntary - vendors only need to provide a letter that their machines are
> > capable of passing the tests.
> >
> > So from a computer science or security perspective, how robust do you think
> > this system is?
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > On 11/6/06, Owen Densmore < owen at backspaces.net> wrote:
> > > Won't the electronic voting at least provide a hope for analysis,
> > > especially of "irregularities"?
> > >
> > > -- Owen
> > >
> > > Owen Densmore
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