BBC on all-electronic Indian elections

[Jack Lloyd]

On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 04:28:07PM +0100, Graham Lally wrote:
> Current report:
> 
> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3641419.stm>
> 
> The tech:
> 
> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3493474.stm>
> 
> Bit scant on details.. anyone know anything more about how the machine 
> (/system) "is fully tamper-proof"?

The system they are using has been proven tamper-proof by strong
assertion. This method of security proof is used around the world for
protecting all kinds of systems.

Still, I liked this quote: '"I came to vote because wasting one's ballot in a
democracy is a sin," he told the BBC.' Not too common a view in the US these
days, it seems like.

-Jack