Hacking Democracy–Voting Fraud in the US?
I was flipping through TV channels this morning and came across a surprising documentary titled “Hacking Democracy”. The program originally aired on HBO on November 2nd, but was being replayed Sunday morning. Put out by Black Box Voting, the film covers instances of possible voter fraud in the last election as well as potential security risks inherent in Diebold electronic voting systems. It grabbed my attention and I couldn’t turn away. Fascinating–and frightening–and certainly relevant to the election in progress. I hope the film will be shown again. If you get a chance to see it, don’t miss it!
HBO’s Hacking Democracy …tells the story of Bev Harris, a grandmother and writer who started investigating the subject of electronic voting in 2002 after questioning her county’s switch to electronic touch-screen voting machines. Unsatisfied with their explanation, Harris set out to learn about electronic voting systems on her own, and in doing so stumbled upon shocking revelations about the vulnerability of the software and hardware. Harris, who went on to form the watchdog group BlackBoxVoting.org, recently spoke with TVGuide.com about her illuminating, though unsettling, journey.
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