By November, Russian hackers could target voting machines

Part of me doesn't like the whole red scare deal, but also, electronic voting machines should be banned outright. You think that after the OPM scandal that those things have the highest security??

Re: By November, Russian hackers could target voting machines

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Post by excalibur » Wed, Jul 27, 2016, 10:47 PM UTC

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Re: By November, Russian hackers could target voting machines

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Post by nice1 » Wed, Jul 27, 2016, 10:49 PM UTC

So, do you guys really think the Russians wrote all those emails that were released before the convention?

Re: By November, Russian hackers could target voting machines

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Post by zghst » Wed, Jul 27, 2016, 10:50 PM UTC

elgabogringo wrote: post #2

That's preposterous, don't you know the cold war is over? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1409sXBleg

Smug, condescending, and dismissive are recurring traits in politicians who eventually eat their words

Re: By November, Russian hackers could target voting machines

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Post by mikeash » Wed, Jul 27, 2016, 10:52 PM UTC

When does this sort of thing become an act of war? It seems like "cyber" stuff is taken much less seriously in that respect. Maybe it just gets more attention.

Re: By November, Russian hackers could target voting machines

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Post by boneheadmed » Wed, Jul 27, 2016, 10:58 PM UTC

" Even so, we have to accept that someone is attacking our nation’s computer systems in an apparent attempt to influence a presidential election. "

This is so comical. If the DNC was actually acting in an ethical, responsible and legal way, the email release would not influence the election one wit. Instead it makes it even more clear that their apparatus had already chosen the winner - and it wasn't Sanders.

On the other: Why even have computerized ballots? Back to paper. Not perfect, but hacking problem solved.

Re: By November, Russian hackers could target voting machines

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Post by scigeek42 » Wed, Jul 27, 2016, 10:58 PM UTC

Obligatory XKCD reference: https://xkcd.com/463/