Category: vote

Study finds security holes in online voting for New Jersey and West Virginia

Post author By Randall
Post date June 8, 2020
Categories In coronavirus, covid-19, democracy live, Election, election2020, elections, gear, Internet, mit, News, omniballot, Privacy, Security, Tech, university of michigan, vote, voting

[ad_1] States are under pressure to use online voting for the US presidential election when COVID-19 could remain a threat in November, but those platforms might not be as secure as you’d like. MIT and the University of Michigan have published a report detailing security problems in Democracy Live’s OmniBallot, the voting and ballot delivery […]

West Virginia will allow people with disabilities to vote by smartphone

Post author By Randall
Post date February 2, 2020
Categories In Election, election2020, elections, gear, Mobile, mobile voting, Politics, Tech, voatz, vote, voting, west virginia

[ad_1] Security is a concern, though. While Warner said Voatz worked well in the 2018 midterms and was going through an audit for consideration, security researchers have cautioned against using it or other voting apps. There have been concerns that its web server and blockchain implementations weren’t all that secure, and that the private source […]

Lyft expands free voter rides to all US primaries

Post author By Randall
Post date January 31, 2020
Categories In Election, election2020, elections, gear, Internet, Lyft, lyftup, Politics, primary, ridesharing, services, Tech, Transportation, vote

[ad_1] The company is promising more details on plans to improve voter access and “other forms of civic engagement” later in the year. This is partly a promotional vehicle, of course Along with other LyftUp projects like Disaster Response and Grocery Access, it’s as much about polishing Lyft’s image as it is caring for people […]

House passes controversial copyright bill that could be abused by trolls

Post author By Randall
Post date October 23, 2019
Categories In abuse, Art, bill, business, case act, copyright, copyright alternative in small-claims enforcement, copyright claims board, court, creators, criticism, doug collins, Entertainment, gear, hakeem jeffries, house of representatives, intellectual property, Politics, Tech, tribunal, vote

[ad_1] Under the current system, copyright cases are expensive and must be heard in federal court. The time and cost involved often deters creators from pursuing legal action. The CASE Act is meant to remedy that by creating a Copyright Claims Board to resolve disputes. It was introduced last spring by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) […]

The FCC voted to approve the T-Mobile-Sprint merger

Post author By Randall
Post date October 16, 2019
Categories In approval, block, business, commissioner, deal, fcc, merger, oppose, opposition, Politics, Sprint, statement, t-mobile, Tech, tomorrow, Verizon, vote

[ad_1] In her statement, Rosenworcel said: “We’ve all seen what happens when markets become more concentrated after a merger like this one. In the airline industry, it brought us baggage fees and smaller seats. In the pharmaceutical industry, it led to a handful of drug companies raising the prices of lifesaving medications. There’s no reason […]

Nearly half of the votes in Estonia’s election were cast online

Post author By Randall
Post date March 11, 2019
Categories In e-vote, e-voting, Election, elections, estonia, gear, government, Internet, Politics, Tech, vote, voting
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[ad_1] Estonia started this kind of voting in 2005 using chipped IDs and card readers, but it took off in 2011 when the public could vote with their cellphones thanks to a special SIM card and PIN codes. It’s appealing beyond the convenience of voting on your own terms, we’d add. You’re allowed to change […]