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Hacking Democracy
Dec. 9th, 2007 07:36 pmFolks, see Hacking Democracy. Do it now. This low-budget documentary follows Bev Harris of Black Box Voting as she attempts to expose the discrepancies electronic voting machines here in the United States produce.
The best part was watching a hacked memory card like the one shown above change results in a mock election. It turns out a bit of executable code on one of these cards will allow someone to affect an election in anyway he or she chooses -- without leaving a trace or raising suspicion. An election worker present at the demonstration broke down in tears when she realized her county's election results probably do not reflect the will of the voters. It's powerful stuff.
Sure, sure, I've written about this stuff before, but that's only because I would enjoy living in a democracy. Oh, and for those of you outside the US who wonder what in the hell is happening: This movie should explain just about everything.
Sadly, it appears our country has been HijACKED.
The best part was watching a hacked memory card like the one shown above change results in a mock election. It turns out a bit of executable code on one of these cards will allow someone to affect an election in anyway he or she chooses -- without leaving a trace or raising suspicion. An election worker present at the demonstration broke down in tears when she realized her county's election results probably do not reflect the will of the voters. It's powerful stuff.
Sure, sure, I've written about this stuff before, but that's only because I would enjoy living in a democracy. Oh, and for those of you outside the US who wonder what in the hell is happening: This movie should explain just about everything.
Sadly, it appears our country has been HijACKED.