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Most important... for it to be verifiably tamperproof, not only technically, but also from the social engineering point of view.<br><br>If we can not have an easy way to verify the election has not been rigged, then we´d better stick to less ´practical´ways of voting that offer more guarantees or at least make tampering way more expensive.<br><br>Computers and computerised procedures are too easy to manipulate.<br><br><br>Antonio.<br>PP-ES<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>From: a.halsall@pirateparty.org.uk<br>To: rms@gnu.org; pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net<br>Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:48:02 +0100<br>Subject: Re: [pp.int.general] Towards a secure eDemocracy platform based on Web service standards<br><br><pre>On Friday 13 July 2012 01:19:45 Richard Stallman wrote:<br>> There is nothing "100% secure-proofed" in a world where we can't even<br>> decide if we're living in the matrix.<br>> <br>> The question is not whether it is "100% secure-proofed".<br>> The question is whether it is grossly rotten or not.<br>> <br>> For traditional voting systems, we have some idea of how<br>> vulnerable they are -- from simple experience. For new proposed<br>> computerized systems, we don't have experience to go by.<br>> They are surely less than 100% reliable, but are they<br>> less than 10% reliable? We don't know, and actually using<br>> them gives us little information, since we cannot check<br>> the official results they give.<br> <br>For me it has always been a question as to the benefits of computerised voting.<br> <br>What problems are we trying to solve? Participation? Speed of getting a result? <br>> <br>> --<br>> Dr Richard Stallman<br>> President, Free Software Foundation<br>> 51 Franklin St<br>> Boston MA 02110<br>> USA<br>> www.fsf.org www.gnu.org<br>> Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.<br>> Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call<br>> ____________________________________________________<br>> Pirate Parties International - General Talk<br>> pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net<br>> <a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general" target="_blank">http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general</a><br>> <br> <br>-- <br>Andy Halsall<br>Campaigns Officer<br>Pirate Party UK<br>+44 (0) 7505111705<br> <br>For more information on the Pirate Party UK, please visit our website at <br><a href="http://www.pirateparty.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.pirateparty.org.uk</a>. If you wish to receive regular press <br>statements from the Party (or no longer wish to receive them) please email the <br>Press Office at press@pirateparty.org.uk. The Pirate Party UK is a political <br>party registered at 11, 45 Streatham Hill, London, SW2 4TS, United Kingdom.<br></pre><br>____________________________________________________
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