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Re: voting, KISS, etc.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Fields)
Fri Apr 9 21:00:23 2004
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 13:47:50 -0400
From: Adam Fields <cryptography2345098@aquick.org>
To: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Cc: cryptography@metzdowd.com
In-Reply-To: <87u0ztyu88.fsf@snark.piermont.com>
On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 12:46:47PM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> I think that those that advocate cryptographic protocols to ensure
> voting security miss the point entirely.
[...]
> I'm a technophile. I've loved technology all my life. I'm also a
> security professional, and I love a good cryptographic
> algorithm. Please keep technology as far away as possible from the
> voting booth -- it will make everyone a lot safer.
Hear, hear!
As the supposed experts, how do we get the idea out of people's heads
that making everything electronic and automated is somehow
intrinsically better, regardless of the actual risks and benefits of
doing so?
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- Adam
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