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Jim,
<<Fusby: Voting is not a problem for YOU because like most here you REALLY give a hoot.
That makes you a minority of even the Netizens, never mind the great unwashed.>>
...so your saying that the convience of sitting at your pc is going to make a difference, and people are going to get proactive and actually study and learn about their canidates, and not just vote willy nilly from there pc's--I guess what Im getting at is that just because its eaiser dosent mean it will lead to a more concientious voter. I dont mind the concept and it might actually bring more people to vote. I dont know how many more it will make care.
<<<As to "votes from beyond" and similar ballot-stuffing cheesiness, the technology would have to be thrashed out in detail. One of the "Big 8" accounting firms would have to sign off on the fundamental security of the situation but don't forget: we already do billions in cash wire transfers between banks without a problem, proving it IS possible.>>>
.....ARE you implying here that the money transfers from banks have never been hacked?
What about governmental hack's...I believe they have happened, many times.
I believe our government hacks accounts when they want all the time. Have they not transferred large sums from accounts moved overseas and off shore from drug dealers when caught?.....I guess for me the question is can I trust my government to secure the viability of such a system against governmental interference or from outside influence?...I read on a post further down that you want to use encryption, my knowledge on that is dated and dealt with military systems only. I do understand that the long charater strings over 128 are difficult to break and require lots of computer time, and the increase your talking about of 256 must drive nsa nuts unless they have backdoor access then its not all that secure--from casual reading Ive the impression that some members of our government want to propose limits of what individual encryption can have for that exact reason.....I suppose I like the idea of going and casting my vote, it removes it from the everyday habits of checking the msg boards, and elevates it to a status of importance to me.....fubsy.