[E-voting] Minimum requirement to juge voting

[Shane Hogan]

David GLAUDE dglaude at ael.be wrote

 

>The problem might not be here (Ireland) or now (2004).

> 

>But same system used somewhere else where the democracy is not so strong,
or were there are hudge financial interest >(USA?) could be worst trying to
hack.

> 

>And the same system used in 20 years from now, when maybe a single party
(maybe a extrem party) has a majority or when >all the VVAT activist will
have give up watching how things are organised... then a system without
citizen control might >become frightening.

 

We also need to consider the possibility that the attack on the system would
NOT come from a political party, but would come from an individual or group
who would benefit substantially from a particular political direction. For
example, individuals behind those companies who run outsourced, privatised
prisons/schools/hospitals would have a huge amount to gain from ensuring a
strong right-wing bias within Govt.

 

The various Tribunal reports show us the lengths to which such individuals
are prepared to go in order to make financial gains. The size of the prize
would probably compensate for the risk of getting caught (in their eyes).

 

Shane

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