Saturday, February 28, 2004
As if electronic voting machines didn't already have enough security issues...
New Scientist - 20 January 2004
Wireless e-voting machines raise concern
It's a good thing wireless is so incredibly secure.
Oh wait, I mean incredibly insecure.
New Scientist - 20 January 2004
Wireless e-voting machines raise concern
Computer scientists are concerned that new electronic voting machines - already bought by several US states - have been designed to have the capability to transmit vote tallies wirelessly.
Critics of e-voting have previously cited uncertified software upgrades or bugs in the programs as problems, but they say the new touchscreen machines' wireless potential poses a novel security threat.
The makers of the new machines, Diebold Electronic Voting Systems in Canton, Ohio, point out that none of the AccuVote-TSx machines currently contain the matchbox-sized card required to make a wireless network connection.
But, unlike their predecessors, they do have a slot for the card, called a PCMCIA slot. And Diebold spokesperson Mark Radke told New Scientist that wireless capability could be implemented "if required by the jurisdiction" simply by inserting a card and configuring the machine.
It's a good thing wireless is so incredibly secure.
Oh wait, I mean incredibly insecure.
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