[E-voting] Who are ITAA?

[adam beecher]

Information on ITAA From Disinfopedia:

http://snipurl.com/itoaa


 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: e-voting-bounces at lists.stdlib.net 
> [mailto:e-voting-bounces at lists.stdlib.net] On Behalf Of 
> Catherine Ansbro
> Sent: 08 September 2004 17:31
> To: evoting at stusoft.org; e-voting at lists.stdlib.net
> Subject: Re: [E-voting] Who are ITAA?
> 
> Is it possible that ITAA are a special-interest group set up 
> to appear as a legitimate industry group, but really 
> funded/controlled by others?  I have come to realize that 
> such things are commonplace PR tactics, and in this instance 
> I smell a rat.
> 
> Catherine
> 
> At 14:28 08/09/2004 +0100, evoting at stusoft.org wrote:
> >I'm not sure how long the ITAA have been on the go but they 
> show up now 
> >and again as objectors to "consider open-source first" laws and as 
> >defenders of software patents.
> >
> >ITAA is also the Irish Travel Agents Association but in my 
> experience 
> >they've been a most helpful group of people.
> >
> >Stuart
> >
> >
> >Quoting Margaret McGaley <Margaret.McGaley at redbrick.dcu.ie>:
> >
> > > I've noticed recently that a lot of articles quote from a guy in 
> > > ITAA (Information Technology Association of America) as a 
> "staunch 
> > > defender of e-voting systems".
> > >
> > > This morning I found an article [1] in BlackBoxVoting.org about a
> > conference
> > > call between the various e-voting vendors and ITAA about 
> ITAA being
> > hired by
> > > them to lobby on their behalf. The article links to a 
> kind of scary 
> > > agenda [2] for the call.
> > >
> > > The ITAA's website (www.itaa.org) links to the website of 
> "Election 
> > > Technology Council" (www.electiontech.org) which says:
> > >
> > >       Millions of votes have been lost during recent elections in 
> > > part
> > because
> > >       outdated technology failed, most notably during the 
> 2000 presidential
> > >       election debacle. Although electronic voting 
> systems can solve this
> > >       problem, widespread propaganda from a vocal minority is 
> > > raising
> > doubts
> > >       about modern technology.s place in the voting booth. The ETC
> > exists to
> > >       help election officials, lawmakers, policy 
> analysts, the media
> > and the
> > >       voters separate myths from reality on this important issue.
> > >
> > > I'm never quite sure how seriously I can take 
> BlackBoxVoting.org, I 
> > > think I'm put off by the tabloid style. But I can't imagine that 
> > > they would fake that agenda. And the Election Technology Council 
> > > certainly do exist.
> > >
> > > Scarey.
> > >
> > > Margaret
> > >
> > >
> > > [1] http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0308/S00175.htm
> > > [2] http://www.blackboxvoting.com/pdfs/itaa_memorandum.pdf
> > > --
> > > Margaret McGaley
> > > Margaret.McGaley at redbrick.dcu.ie
> > > http://evoting.cs.may.ie
> > >
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