tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post1075256672191025456..comments2023-01-14T05:10:26.912-05:00Comments on Democracy Under Fire: Elections Canada ReportRuralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-24354658068517950392011-08-20T10:38:33.550-04:002011-08-20T10:38:33.550-04:00In the end, a key component of any online voting s...In the end, a key component of any online voting scheme is trusted hardware to place the vote on. Current PCs can in no way come up to that standard. <br /><br />One solution is general purpose PCs like Google's Chromebook, except a widespread legal mandate for that kind of computer is dangerous. Trusted computing can <b>very</b> easily become treacherous computing, especially when such computing becomes widespread and commonly used. This sort of thing needs to be left up to the market.<br /><br />Another solution is for Elections Canada to provide a trusted device to every elector. The device would need its own display and would provide cryptographic security to validate the vote. However, big problems include people losing theirs over the course of 4 years, and that they'll definitely cost more than $12/voter.<br /><br />Paper is just better and cheaper. Mail-in ballots, especially by Canadians in foreign countries, might be greatly improved by online voting though. There's fewer of these voters, and the benefits are greater for them. Elections Canada could even trial potential systems with this group over decades until they think they have it right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com