mariusor 5 days ago

Why not? Being terse does not make one right...

  • mzajc 3 days ago

    Off the top of my head, because

    - You're just moving your trust elsewhere, this time to a private corporation (whoever makes the CPU / TPM / other "trusted" component).

    - This doesn't guarantee voter anonymity the way paper ballots do. Considering the analog hole and the complexity of computers, I can think of a billion ways a motivated and resourceful Mallory could to connect someone to their ballot.

    • mariusor 3 days ago

      > This doesn't guarantee voter anonymity the way paper ballots do.

      You're saying that with a lot of assurance, but in my opinion that's still to be debated. We can build something that will keep at least a degree of separation between the identity that points to a specific individual and the identity that casts the ballot.

  • fragmede 5 days ago
    • mariusor 5 days ago

      Right... we should not even try because memes...

      • meshugga 2 days ago

        those who don't understand the memes are doomed to be them

        • mariusor 2 days ago

          I'd prefer to be the butt of someone's memes rather than not try at all.