[ExI] Hacking voting machines

[spike at rainier66.com]

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Stuart LaForge via extropy-chat
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 7:17 PM
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Subject: [ExI] Hacking voting machines


After every election the past few years, the list has discussed how
vulnerable voting machines are to tampering. But this video from
professional pen-tester Rachel Tobac really brings the point home. It shows
her getting to the admin menu in under 2 minutes. And most of that is
waiting for the machine to boot up after being shut off.

https://www.inverse.com/article/48038-here-s-how-a-voting-machine-used-in-18
-states-can-be-hacked-in-two-minutes?fbclid=IwAR04Ge_wATAOazuXqcdW4Rplp8sqgS
NZihZV8-AtKPnCZtaWFvwgN2KxyAQ

I really think it is time for a fully transparent open-source zero-trust
voting system based on blockchain technology where anybody can count the
votes and anybody can verify that their vote was counted.

Stuart LaForge


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Stuart thanks for mentioning this.  The animosity we have seen build in
America over one office (POTUS) is ample motive to make sure we don't have a
disputed election in 2020.  I would suggest going with all paper ballots, no
counting machines, no paperless anything.  We should take those voting
machines and smash them to flinders forthwith: in our times they are too
dangerous.  Even the perception of possible indiscretion is something we
really don't want in a nuclear armed nation.

spike