SBGold said:
Aunburdened said:
We should be able to vote by phone, but there would need to be a paper trail to back it up for post-election audits. If it's safe to bank on your phone, it's equally safe to vote by phone.
My goodness, on this we agree!
It's easy to create a paper trail for voting by phone, or by voting machine.
Unfortunately, it's
impossible to verify that the app (or web app, or software) counted your vote correctly.
ALL voting machines suffer from this [what should be a] fatal flaw.
The gold standard for democracies throughout the world, and recognized by international election observers, is
- Hand-marked paper ballots,
- Counted by humans at the voting precinct, with the vote-counting process open to the public;
- Voting results posted first on the door of the local precinct, then reported to the County or municipality.
Voting machines, especially those with proprietary software, are an open invitation to election fraud & abuse.
Voting by computer or phone, or voting by machine, isn't just a 'No', but a 'HELL No!'.
I take it that you haven't heard of Pegasus...
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/pegasus-spyware-what-it-is-and-how-to-protect-yourself================================
Who says it's "safe" to bank on your phone?
The primary purpose of your smartphone is NOT to help you do things; its
primary purpose is to collect your personal information, so that you can be more easily controlled.
IF you value your privacy and your personal information, then NEVER shop, bank, or do financial transactions on your phone.
Smartphone apps have full access to your Contacts, your Photos/Media, your location, all the other devices on your network, etc. That's why banks & stores & businesses all want you to use their app. Remember: If it's free to use, then
you're the product.
