US Elections Dominated By Closed Source. Again. An anonymous reader writes "Another American election is almost here, and while electronic voting is commonplace, it is still overwhelmingly run by closed source, proprietary systems. It has been shown that many of these systems can be compromised (and because they are closed, there may be holes we simply cannot know about). Plus they are vulnerable to software bugs and are often based on unstable, closed- source operating systems. By the inherent nature of closed software, when systems are (optionally!) certified by registrars, there is no proof that they will behave the same on election day as in tests. The opportunities for fraud, tampering and malfunction are rampant. But nonetheless, there is very little political will for open source voting, let alone simple measures like end-to-end auditable voting systems or more radical approaches like open source governance. Why do we remain in the virtual dark ages, when clearly we have better alternatives readily available?"
Fonte: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/PGCUTvamC9Q/story01.htm Alguém sabe quais são as urnas que serão utilizadas nesta próxima eleição norte-americana? -- __________________________________________________ O texto acima e' de inteira e exclusiva responsabilidade de seu autor, conforme identificado no campo "remetente", e nao representa necessariamente o ponto de vista do Forum do Voto-E O Forum do Voto-E visa debater a confibilidade dos sistemas eleitorais informatizados, em especial o brasileiro, e dos sistemas de assinatura digital e infraestrutura de chaves publicas. __________________________________________________ Pagina, Jornal e Forum do Voto Eletronico http://www.votoseguro.org __________________________________________________ Você recebeu esta mensagem porque está inscrito no Grupo "VotoEletronico" em Grupos do Google. Para postar neste grupo, envie um e-mail para [email protected] Para cancelar a sua inscrição neste grupo, envie um e-mail para [email protected] Para ver mais opções, visite este grupo em http://groups.google.com/group/votoeletronico?hl=pt-
