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.