#electronicvoting#blockchain#opensource
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Tom Scott explains why electronic voting remains insecure and why proposed solutions like open source software and blockchain do not solve its fundamental scaling issues.
We still shouldn't be using electronic voting. Here's why. • Sponsored by Dashlane — for free on your first device @ dashlane.com/tomscott MORE BASICS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLLeET0dOWaKHkAlPsrkcha REFERENCES: Computerphile video: youtube.com/watch?v=w3_0x6oaDmI Stories about voter identification happening outside the law: theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1051,00.html Voting machines left connected to the internet: vice.com/en_us/article/3kxzk9/exclusive-critical-us-election… Hackers getting voting machines to play Doom: salon.com/2019/08/14/hackers-can-easily-break-into-voting-ma… "Small, well-funded team backed by a national government": nytimes.com/2019/07/25/us/politics/russian-hacking-elections… Scottish election: theguardian.com/politics/2007/jun/20/scotland.devolution and news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6627657.stm - with the Excel detail on page 50 of openrightsgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/org_election_report.p… Report on e-voting in Estonia: estoniaevoting.org/ Written with Sean Elliott twitter.com/SeanMElliott/ Directed by Tomek Graphics by Mooviemakers mooviemakers.co.uk/ Audio mix by Haerther Productions haerther.net/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: lateralcast.com/ youtube.com/lateralcast/ 👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: youtube.com/techdifWhat people say. Recommended as a clear and convincing explanation of why electronic voting is fundamentally insecure and why blockchain or open source cannot fix it.
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