Upcoming events in Brighton & Cambridge
Two events coming up soon which will be of interest to digital rights type people: Debating the Digital Economy Act Thur 29th April I’ll be one of the contributors at this debate, organised by Wired...
View ArticleIndia’s e-voting machines cracked
Rop Gonggrijp is someone always worth keeping an eye on. He was instrumental in revealing the problems with the Nedap voting machines used in Ireland and the Netherlands. How he’s part of a team who...
View ArticleWhy can’t I vote at my ATM? Hansard Society Debate
This evening the Hansard Society hosted a panel debate in Portcullis House, Westminster with the title “Why can’t I vote at my ATM? – the practicalities of the ballot box.” I along with Electoral...
View ArticleAnswering eDemocracyBlog’s case in favour of e-voting
eDemocracyBlog has recently put forward some arguments in favour of e-voting in response to the Hansard Society’s debate on the subject. The blog’s author (whom I can’t identify) takes issue with a...
View ArticleLinks 9-8-10
Some super slides (well worth reviewing in full, links below) from leading computer security experts presented at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology’s workshop in Washington DC on...
View ArticleLondon confirms choice to use e-counting again
Given the signs, I’m not hugely surprised that London Elects have decided to go with e-counting again for 2010. It’s only likely to cost the taxpayer about £1.5 million more than doing it manually… and...
View ArticleTechnology is fallible – Questions over Estonia’s e-voting
Just as the terrible problems with the nuclear power stations in Japan are showing us, technology is fallible. That’s a fact, so we must choose carefully where we apply technology, in the full...
View ArticleOSCE flag concerns with Estonian e-voting system
Emilis Dambauskas writes: I have noticed that OSCE published final assessment report for Estonian Parliamentary Elections that happened on 6th March 2011:...
View ArticleUK’s central database of electors cancelled
The Cabinet Office today announced what has been pretty obvious for some years. The Co-ordinated Online Record of Electors (CORE) project is dead. In some respects this project, previously known as...
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Trip report – Estonia on e-voting, transport and politics
Meeting the Mayor of Tallinn, Mr Savisaar At the beginning of February I spent three days in Estonia at the invitation and expense of Mr Edgar Savisaar, the Centre Party Mayor of Tallinn (and Estonia’s...
View ArticleFlaws found in Estonian internet voting system – PRESS CONFERENCE by...
PRESS CONFERENCE 12th May 2014 11:00am — Hotel Metropol, Tallinn International Team of Independent Election Observers to deliver report on Estonian Internet Voting System TALLINN, Estonia — An...
View ArticlePress Release: Independent Team finds serious vulnerabilities in Estonian...
Ahead of European Parliamentary elections an International team of independent experts identifies major risks in the security of Estonia’s Internet voting system and recommends its immediate...
View ArticleEstonia and the risks of internet voting
Originally posted on the Open Rights Group Blog. In my capacity as an ORG Advisory Council member I’ve been working with an independent team of election observers researching the Internet voting...
View ArticleUpdate on Independent report on Estonia’s e-voting
On Saturday 10th May we (the Independent Team) informed key stakeholders in Estonia that we would be reporting our findings the coming Monday. We contacted the Estonian Elections Committee, other...
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