Technology Approaches to Enhancing Election Security

Vanity | 12/14/2020 | Warthog

[BiglyCommentary]

point the flaw out and/or suggest how they can be fixed.

What do you think I was doing in my posts, like #31 and others?

[Wonder Warthog]

"What do you think I was doing in my posts, like #31 and others?"

31 was indeed mildly constructive, but pretty much a rehash of what I'm proposing. The rest was just (IMO) griping and of little actual substance.

[BiglyCommentary]

but pretty much a rehash of what I'm proposing

If you don't fully understand the technology involved, I can see you saying that, like someone saying a Volkswagen bug and a Lambo are just a rehash of each because they both have 4 tires, a steering wheel, and engine, ...

Your special ballot can be very easy duplicated so it has no real security. Plus the idea of making the source code open to the public does next to nothing, since you don't propose any way for a voter to verify that the the source code they can see is in fact what is actually running in the machine being used. Kind of like a bank proposing giving someone an initial picture of their safe deposit box, so the customer can have confidence the contents all are still there months later. Plus what is the point of the "Q" codes (assuming you mean QRP codes)? Printing black ink over them will render most unreadable. "Not visible" to the naked eye"??, unless you spend $8 on Amazon and buy an UV flashlight. So the FEC has to keep 250,000 keys? And if not and there is the same master key, then it reminds me of the old saying "Three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead".

Was that constructive enough?

[Wonder Warthog]

"Was that constructive enough?"

No, actually, it was useless kvetching. I could refute all your points, but it would be a waste of time.