The basic idea behind a paper trail is that you take one of these electronic systems and you augment it with a printer that prints out people's vote as they vote. Avi Rubin augmentbasicelectronic Change image and share on social
My position hasn't changed over the years. Which is that online voting is a very unsafe idea and a very bad idea and something I think no technological breakthrough I can foresee can ever change. Avi Rubin badbreakthroughchange Change image and share on social
If our financial industry regarded security the way the health-care sector does, I would stuff my cash in a mattress under my bed. Avi Rubin bedcarecash Change image and share on social
I think that, you know, looking at all the systems that I've been studying over the last several years, that paper ballots with a precinct optical scan counters and random audits is the best system that we can have. Avi Rubin auditballotcounter share on social
It's the concept of having a computer voting machine that bothers me, more so than the specific poor implementation that we have from Diebold. Avi Rubin bothercomputerconcept Change image and share on social
Many of the touted advantages of electronic voting can still be achieved with paper ballots if you use a computerized ballot marking scheme. Avi Rubin achieveadvantageballot Change image and share on social
People's computers are not getting more secure. They're getting more infected with viruses. They're getting more under the control of malware. Avi Rubin computercontrolinfect Change image and share on social
In any election, it's important that the public perceive that the election is held fairly. Avi Rubin electionfairlyhold Change image and share on social
