Re: CRIME Security experts nix Internet voting plan

From: Crispin Cowan (crispin@private)
Date: Sat Jan 24 2004 - 11:48:09 PST

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    Andrew Plato wrote:
    
    >Its been in the works for a while. Diebold, Accenture, and a local firm
    >Saber Consulting bid on the contract. The Secretary of State chose the
    >local firm, Saber, to do the job. Its part of the federal Help America
    >Vote Act (HAVA). 
    >
    Congratulations to Anitian.
    
    >Part of the reason Saber won was because Diebold and Accenture's
    >solutions have serious security problems. When I met with the Secretary
    >of State's selection team, I pointed the security weaknesses in those
    >products. It wasn't the only reason they picked Saber, but it was
    >certainly a factor. 
    >
    Yay!
    
    >Oregon won't do away with the mail-in ballots as far as I know. But the
    >remainder of the system is being updated to do electronic data gathering
    >and registration.
    >
    I'm a little vague on what that all means.
    
    Is the Oregon electronic voting thingie going to support a 
    voter-verified audit trail? Or is that not a relevant concept for the 
    parts being electronicized?
    
    Crispin
    
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