[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Rokenn: quote: Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric:I do agree that IS a critical flaw and definitely is cause for concern. But I still don't see that it is an inherent plot of the Diebold to aid the GOP, since anybody from either party could tamper with the results without being traced. I agree it is an open invitation to election fraud, but I still think the opportunity to commit the fraud is equal for both sides.

It is a cause for concern when the man the owns and runs the company that makes the machines not only has told Bush "I guarantee you will win" but also on of Bush's big donors and fundraisers. Just last weekend he hosted a fundraiser that netted over $100,000 [/QUOTE]I'll grant you that. It is definitely cause for concern - and especially for the reasons you listed. I'm just pointing out that there is nothing to keep the Demo's from taking advantage of this security flaw also to swing an equal number of votes their way.

Still, with the promise made by the owner and manufacturer of the company, the vulnerabilities of the software should be eliminated and extra security measures installed to prevent anybody hacking into the system. Perhaps they should even contact a different firm to make the patch for the software to prevent Diebold from leaving a hidden back door in the package.

Thanks for providing the extra information, Rokenn. I wasn't try to be difficult, it's just that they original post simply didn't give enough detailed information to fully understand the risky potential this faulty software had. And - for once - we actually ended up agreeing on something here. [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[ 10-01-2003, 02:43 PM: Message edited by: Cerek the Barbaric ]