E-voting critic calls on hackers to expose flaws

[Zidane]

This is a day old, and thus isn't LBN... but interesting anyway.

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LAS VEGAS--Electronic voting systems have major security problems and hackers should make it their mission to find the flaws, an e-voting critic told security researchers on Thursday.

Speaking at the Black Hat Security Briefings here, Rebecca Mercuri, a fellow at a Harvard-affiliated research center and a noted e-voting critic, called the current voting process a statistical game of shells, one that e-voting machine makers are playing for profits.

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Bev Harris, a well-known voting-security activist, joined Mercuri in the presentation, stressing that the system needs to be fixed, and soon.

"What we have is poorly designed software that isn't tested properly, and they don't use the tested software anyway," she said. "And we have bad operating procedures, and we don't follow them anyway. And afterward, everyone covers their ass."

rest here: http://news.com.com/E-voting+critic+calls+on+hackers+to+expose+flaws/2100-1028_3-5289146.html

[Bushfire]

1. good to see someone posting on BBV again

Thanks! Hopefully this will remain a bash-free thread. The subject is too important to get sidetracked right now.