tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post2380199135771887828..comments2020-08-01T12:07:21.729-05:00Comments on The Tech Curmudgeon: Taking Back DemocracyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-54098923730184864562017-03-17T11:20:03.171-05:002017-03-17T11:20:03.171-05:00Gotta have a paper trail.Gotta have a paper trail.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051525743669602612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-37766158458907600952017-03-17T11:14:32.257-05:002017-03-17T11:14:32.257-05:00Apparently France
gave up on this idea.Apparently France <br /><a href="http://fortune.com/2017/03/06/france-electronic-voting-cybersecurity/" rel="nofollow">gave up on this idea.</a>Bill Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11693511313472500987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-21967168257056262952017-02-16T09:01:05.714-05:002017-02-16T09:01:05.714-05:00True, Bill. We certainly have the technology today...True, Bill. We certainly have the technology today to do this. We are already capable of collecting information about what everyone wants to buy, who they call, where they drive and how fast, etc. But there are still a lot of logistical and ethical problems to solve.<br />Of course, this is true of our current elections as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051525743669602612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-17657447939761346982017-02-15T18:14:09.085-05:002017-02-15T18:14:09.085-05:00A true democracy, like a town meeting in a small N...A true democracy, like a town meeting in a small New Hampshire small town, certainly does work. But the suggested solution would have to be electronic voting via the web, which would be a very strong magnet for fraud. It would have to be a very well engineered system indeed to prevent it from being rigged. Not saying it couldn't be done. But it would not be easy and there would be very internal and external large incentives to game the system without detection.Bill Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11693511313472500987noreply@blogger.com