I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that anyone who's mad at me for being against paper ballots and vote-by-mail might want to re-check some of their references.
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For the record, I am not against these things, as even the slightest perusal of just about anything I've written on the topic will quickly confirm.
I also think that the best way to improve public confidence in elections is to be honest about their shortcomings and weaknesses and then address them.
This isn't perfect. It can unduly focus attention on small risks. But the alternative - ignoring or denying problems - is much, much worse, not to mention dishonest.
This is why I co-founded and help lead the Voting Village at Defcon, where hackers, election officials, and anyone else can come to discuss and explore voting systems, openly and freely. And we have a pretty awesome set of talks; watch this space for the program.
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@mattblaze I regret not visiting this a few years ago when I attended Defcon. Alas, maybe next year. Can't go this year.
But, I read through some of the exchanges you've had with people who claim the very real vulnerabilities are all lies, and I fear that this is what the GOP and the Trump Regime want out of this whole charade is FUD. Sowing doubt in the integrity of our voting systems helps them, and we're seeing their success play out here in real time.
Wait, what's this about the space program? Is this in relation to voting or photography? Are we giving rockets the right to vote, or taking black and white pictures of cats on the moon?
@mattblaze That would be my kind of event! I love voting systems and am curious to learn more about voting technology (but I am skeptical of said systems). I'm a big fan of Voting Works https://www.voting.works/ and the work @ben and folks are doing on open source voting systems.
