X-Git-Url: http://git.nikiroo.be/?p=gofetch.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=test%2Fexpected%2FSLASHDOT%2F0102640864;fp=test%2Fexpected%2FSLASHDOT%2F0102640864;h=5863002b7685c78c30b308c6e0ed3fe837b71110;hp=ef36c281938474edf303ae55c7e5821f721bdeef;hb=3367f6256b5143b7cba2a61de36e74f389a5f379;hpb=b389651b0012a7ba1ff30d164958e155688ac216 diff --git a/test/expected/SLASHDOT/0102640864 b/test/expected/SLASHDOT/0102640864 index ef36c28..5863002 100644 --- a/test/expected/SLASHDOT/0102640864 +++ b/test/expected/SLASHDOT/0102640864 @@ -4,54 +4,72 @@ Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:30PM (BeauHD) from the ensuring-the-integrity-of-elections dept. + o Reference: 0102640864 o News link: https://politics.slashdot.org/story/18/09/06/2137245/blockchains-are-not-safe-for-voting-concludes-nap-report o Source link: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/09/06/technology/ap-us-tec-election-security-reform-report.html The National Academies Press has released a 156-page report, - called "Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy," - concluding that blockchains are not safe for the U.S. election - system. "While the notion of using a blockchain as an + called " [1]Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy + ," concluding that blockchains are not safe for the U.S. + election system. "While the notion of using a blockchain as an immutable ballot box may seem promising, blockchain technology does little to solve the fundamental security issues of elections, and indeed, blockchains introduce additional - security vulnerabilities," the report states. "In particular, - if malware on a voter's device alters a vote before it ever - reaches a blockchain, the immutability of the blockchain fails - to provide the desired integrity, and the voter may never know - of the alteration." The report goes on to say that - "Blockchains do not provide the anonymity often ascribed to - them." It continues: "In the particular context of elections, - voters need to be authorized as eligible to vote and as not - having cast more than one ballot in the particular election. - Blockchains do not offer means for providing the necessary - authorization. [...] If a blockchain is used, then cast - ballots must be encrypted or otherwise anonymized to prevent - coercion and vote-selling." The New York Times summarizes the - findings: The cautiously worded report calls for conducting - all federal, state and local elections on paper ballots by - 2020. Its other top recommendation would require nationwide - use of a specific form of routine postelection audit to ensure - votes have been accurately counted. The panel did not offer a - price tag for its recommended overhaul. New York University's + security vulnerabilities," the report [2]states . "In + particular, if malware on a voter's device alters a vote + before it ever reaches a blockchain, the immutability of the + blockchain fails to provide the desired integrity, and the + voter may never know of the alteration." + + The report goes on to say that "Blockchains do not provide the + anonymity often ascribed to them." It continues: "In the + particular context of elections, voters need to be authorized + as eligible to vote and as not having cast more than one + ballot in the particular election. Blockchains do not offer + means for providing the necessary authorization. [...] If a + blockchain is used, then cast ballots must be encrypted or + otherwise anonymized to prevent coercion and vote-selling." + The New York Times summarizes the findings: + + > The cautiously worded report [3]calls for conducting all + federal, state and local elections on paper ballots by 2020 . + Its other top recommendation would require nationwide use of a + specific form of routine postelection audit to ensure votes + have been accurately counted. The panel did not offer a price + tag for its recommended overhaul. New York University's Brennan Center has estimated that replacing aging voting machines over the next few years could cost well over $1 billion. The 156-page report [...] bemoans a rickety system compromised by insecure voting equipment and software whose vulnerabilities were exposed more than a decade ago and which are too often managed by officials with little training in - cybersecurity. Among its specific recommendations was a - mainstay of election reformers: All elections should use - human-readable paper ballots by 2020. Such systems are - intended to assure voters that their vote was recorded - accurately. They also create a lasting record of "voter - intent" that can be used for reliable recounts, which may not - be possible in systems that record votes electronically. [...] - The panel also calls for all states to adopt a type of - post-election audit that employs statistical analysis of - ballots prior to results certification. Such "risk-limiting" - audits are designed to uncover miscounts and vote tampering. - Currently only three states mandate them. + cybersecurity. + + > + + > Among its specific recommendations was a mainstay of + election reformers: All elections should use human-readable + paper ballots by 2020. Such systems are intended to assure + voters that their vote was recorded accurately. They also + create a lasting record of "voter intent" that can be used for + reliable recounts, which may not be possible in systems that + record votes electronically. [...] The panel also calls for + all states to adopt a type of post-election audit that employs + statistical analysis of ballots prior to results + certification. Such "risk-limiting" audits are designed to + uncover miscounts and vote tampering. Currently only three + states mandate them. + + + + [1] https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25120/securing-the-vote-protec- + ting-american-democracy + + [2] https://www.nap.edu/read/25120/chapter/7#103 + + [3] https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/09/06/technology/ap- + us-tec-election-security-reform-report.html **