http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/10/discipline-and-art.html The Emergent Chaos Jazz Combo Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:02:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/10/discipline-and-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-5146 Sharon McEachern Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:21:06 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=2923#comment-5146 Reading two of your recent posts, I realize that some of what you articulate relates to a recent post of mine about the U.S. e-voting systems: <a href="http://www.ethicsoup.com/2008/10/election-day-trouble-unreliable-voting-systems-problems-across-us.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ethicsoup.com/2008/10/election-day-trouble-unreliable-voting-systems-problems-across-us.html</a> Adam, you talked about "The Costs of Secrecy," and how security is crippled by a conspiracy of silence,"The ongoing costs of not talking about what's going wrong are absolutely huge." This is not just happening around the fight against phishing. The security of America's e-voting systems, particularly Direct Recording Electronics (DRE) has long been known to be prone to glitches and easy to manipulate -- leaving no trace of a malfunction or a hack. But according to recent e-voting reports(by a number of independent election watchdogs),the technology has left us in an horrible position, without enough time now to do anthing about it. The traditional news media has said very little about it until recently, now that the Nov. 4 Election Day is upon us. Legitimate votes can be easily deleted and cheaters can take advantage of similiar weaknesses that produce computer viruses and worms. Experts claim many of the problems with DRE machines are entirely preventable. But, too bad, there's no time now. In fact, some are already voting early for the President of the United States. The list of the glaring weaknesses and problems with the DREs is unbelievably long. More than 40 percent of the ballots to be cast nationwide are in jeapardy. I too like the Steve Kurtz phrase "expression management." Is there any bigger expression management issue than not allowing citizens a secure system in which to vote? If you're interested in more details, and linked resources, check out www.ethicsoup.com. Sharon McEachern Reading two of your recent posts, I realize that some of what you articulate relates to a recent post of mine about the U.S. e-voting systems:
http://www.ethicsoup.com/2008/10/election-day-trouble-unreliable-voting-systems-problems-across-us.html
Adam, you talked about “The Costs of Secrecy,” and how security is crippled by a conspiracy of silence,”The ongoing costs of not talking about what’s going wrong are absolutely huge.” This is not just happening around the fight against phishing.
The security of America’s e-voting systems, particularly Direct Recording Electronics (DRE) has long been known to be prone to glitches and easy to manipulate — leaving no trace of a malfunction or a hack. But according to recent e-voting reports(by a number of independent election watchdogs),the technology has left us in an horrible position, without enough time now to do anthing about it.
The traditional news media has said very little about it until recently, now that the Nov. 4 Election Day is upon us.
Legitimate votes can be easily deleted and cheaters can take advantage of similiar weaknesses that produce computer viruses and worms. Experts claim many of the problems with DRE machines are entirely preventable. But, too bad, there’s no time now. In fact, some are already voting early for the President of the United States. The list of the glaring weaknesses and problems with the DREs is unbelievably long. More than 40 percent of the ballots to be cast nationwide are in jeapardy.
I too like the Steve Kurtz phrase “expression management.” Is there any bigger expression management issue than not allowing citizens a secure system in which to vote?
If you’re interested in more details, and linked resources, check out http://www.ethicsoup.com.
Sharon McEachern

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