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  Harry Monroe, 18 May 2005 @ 1:25pm

  
  

  Consider the source

  Avi Rubin is the guy who once wrote an editorial, from his academic pulpit, criticizing one electronic voting systems while sitting on the board of directors of another company that made a competing electronic voting system. Did he disclose his conflicted interest? Of course not.
  
  Take his works with a large bit of salt.

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    saywhat?, 18 May 2005 @ 2:35pm

    
    

    Re: Consider the source

    Oh, so because he didn't disclose his conflict of interest, that means that the students really DIDN'T get the information? Or maybe you're saying that it cost MORE than $50? I don't see the relevance between the two situations at all.

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      Herry Monroe, 18 May 2005 @ 3:08pm

      
      

      Re: Consider the source

      There is a old saying, "Don't believe everything you read."
      
      Perhaps you'll find it somewhere it your copy of Newsweek.

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        fish, 18 May 2005 @ 5:26pm

        
        

        Re: Consider the source

        There's another old saying. "What the bloody f*** are you talking about?"

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    VotersUnite, 18 May 2005 @ 9:08pm

    
    

    Re: Consider the source

    Actually, Prof. Rubin immediately disclosed the conflict, tendered his resignation and divested himself from all stock options. By the way, the company he discussed was not competing with the company he was an officer of. The company he was discussing built and sold complete voting systems; the company he was an officer of only does software. Get your facts correct.

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