Election 2012 Errors: Why Electronic Voting Doesn’t Work
The RISKS Digest, a great read for anyone interested in computer security and reliability issues, often has news articles that are extremely relevant to ITGS. […]
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Awesome US election resources for ITGS teachers and students
The upcoming US election is a great opportunity for ITGS students and teachers to explore how technology – especially social media – is being used […]
E-voting system awards election to wrong candidates
ComputerWorld reports that an e-voting machine produced incorrect results in a New York municipal election in March. The type of voting machine involved, an optical […]
Hackers mess up election system – but don’t worry
“Hackers” delay Canadian election. My favourite part of this article is this quote: “Party officials insisted the integrity of the voting system was not harmed, […]
Rigging elections: Why Internet voting doesn’t work and can’t work
Interview with University of Michigan Professor J. Alex Halderman, who in 2010 (legally) hacked into an Internet voting experiment in Washington DC. Halderman explains how […]