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To: dayglored

“Because everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY, trusts Microsoft.”

It’s open source, so anyone can see the underlying code.

I think this is move in the right direction. So, naturally, Democrats and RINOs will oppose or ignore it.

One danger of fraud I think is if the system can be accessed to make a list of people who have not voted. This might make it easier for stolen voter registrations to be used to vote fraudulently. But open source is a good way to go. Right now we have no way of knowing whether the systems being used are vulnerable to hacking and voter fraud.

There needs to be accountability at every level, and there needs to be a clear chain of custody from ballots to counting.

The software can be perfect, but it won’t stop fraud without other commonsense measures such as requiring voter ID.

I think we need to park cars with facial recognition software and cameras at major polling locations that are close. Those coming and going should be recorded and compared to see if they may be going to multiple polling locations.

More security measures are needed for absentee ballots.


10 posted on 05/07/2019 2:56:48 PM PDT by unlearner (War is coming.)
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To: unlearner
> It’s open source, so anyone can see the underlying code.

True, but... I mean this kindly, but seriously:

When was the last time YOU inspected any open-source program source, in enough detail to catch subtle security holes?
Me neither.

I love open source stuff, but ultimately, 99.9999% of us rely on "somebody else" to read and analyze the open source code for security problems.

Just sayin', visibility doesn't guarantee either correctness or security.

12 posted on 05/07/2019 3:11:37 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: unlearner

And you are going to believe the code they show you is the code compiled and installed on the machines?

Or if someone does a last minute update?


19 posted on 05/07/2019 5:25:54 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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