Internet voting is insecure and should not be used in public elections
21 days ago
- #internet-voting
- #cybersecurity
- #election-security
- Internet voting is inherently insecure with no known technology to make it safe.
- All internet voting systems, including 'End-to-End Verifiable Internet Voting' (E2E-VIV), suffer from critical security flaws.
- VoteSecure, developed by Free and Fair, is insecure and incomplete, lacking essential features like dispute resolution and receipt-freeness.
- Malware on voter devices, servers, or election offices can alter votes without detection.
- E2E-VIV systems fail to provide meaningful verification due to malware risks and lack of dispute resolution.
- VoteSecure's protocol is vulnerable to mass automated vote-buying and vote theft.
- Scientific consensus maintains that internet voting is unsafe, with no foreseeable solution.
- Election officials and journalists should be cautious of claims made via press releases rather than peer-reviewed research.