Software is an integral part of everything we do now — drive a car, make a phone call, turn on the TV, get on an airplane and, yes, exercise your franchise. Is this the same software that just crashed my new cell phone or sent my credit card number off to a hacker in Eastern Europe? Well, not exactly the same software, but yes, it is software, and it is susceptible to the same sort of risks, with perhaps much more at stake. The rush for technological solutions combined with the competitive nature of our society ensures products are brought to market quickly, and e-voting is no different.
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Software, Trust and Democracy
Posted by: Gwyn Fisher September 19, 2008 08:30 AMSoftware is an integral part of everything we do now — drive a car, make a phone call, turn on the TV, get on an airplane and, yes, exercise your franchise. Is this the same software that just crashed my new cell phone or sent my credit card number off to a hacker in Eastern Europe? Well, not exactly the same software, but yes, it is software, and it is susceptible to the same sort of risks, with perhaps much more at stake. The rush for technological solutions combined with the competitive nature of our society ensures products are brought to market quickly, and e-voting is no different.