Must see TV.

[ls317]

http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/hackingdemocracy/synopsis.html


Electronic voting machines count about 87% of the votes cast in America today. But are they reliable? Are they safe from tampering? From a current congressional hearing to persistent media reports that suggest misuse of data and even outright fraud, concerns over the integrity of electronic voting are growing by the day. And if the voting process is not secure, neither is America's democracy. The timely, cautionary documentary HACKING DEMOCRACY exposes gaping holes in the security of America's electronic voting system.

In the 2000 presidential election, an electronic voting machine recorded minus 16,022 votes for Al Gore in Volusia County, Fla. While fraud was never proven, the faulty tally alerted computer scientists, politicians and everyday citizens to the very real possibility of computer hacking during elections.

In 2002, Seattle grandmother and writer Bev Harris asked officials in her county why they had acquired electronic touch screen systems for their elections. Unsatisfied with their explanation, she set out to learn about electronic voting machines on her own. In the course of her research, which unearthed hundreds of reported incidents of mishandled voting information, Harris stumbled across an "online library" of the Diebold Corporation, discovering a treasure trove of information about the inner-workings of the company's voting system.

[BelgianMadCow]

1. Was discussed extensively on DU yesterday - don't be surprised

when either your post is ignored or emotions flare.

I tuned out of those discussions when I saw Bev mentioned, but that's just mho. I don't need convincing about electronic voting without auditable paper trail on proprietary machines in republican hands using secret source code that has security holes you can fly through anyway.

:-)

[ls317]

3. Thanks

Personally I am intrested to see how HBO does in the area of telling the story...

[Wonk]

2. Bev Harris is in it for personal gain, not to help. Typical repuke.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2523286&mesg_id=2523286