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I am a computer scientist and I am here to tell you to never trust a computer. Especially with voting.

I am a computer scientist and I am here to tell you to never trust a computer. Especially with voting.

6 years ago
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https://medium.com/@qwantz/i-am-a-computer-scientist-and-i-am-here-to-tell-you-to-never-trust-a-computer-with-anything-5a506c470d64

“It’s 2018. We live in the future. We can order a pizza, watch it get made, and watch it get delivered to my house. Why can’t we vote online?” I had this discussion with my dad the other weekend, and after walking him through it I thought it’d be something worth writing up for everyone else too!

You never want to vote online. In fact, you never want a computer anywhere near you when you’re voting. Here’s why.