Alaska Officials Won't Turn Over Diebold Voting Files
from the proprietary-data dept
The saga of Diebold continues, this time in a different state. According to Slashdot, a group has requested the data from voting machines in Alaska to examine them for problems, but Diebold is refusing, saying the data format is a trade secret. The company has volunteered to convert the data to something like Excel, but there are concerns that in transferring, important information will be lost. As some e-voting reform advocates point out, it's a bit silly for Diebold to claim that their file format is a trade secret, as it's been revealed in other states and on some websites as well. Either way, shouldn't it be a concern to everyone that our voting records are being held in some sort of proprietary data format and cannot be revealed? You would think it should be a requirement that at least the data format is open.
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Enough with Diebold
This is company's behavor makes clear the need for transparent voting software or preferably a return to paper ballots.
The results of their continual refusal to comply with reasonable and democratic guidelines means they should be banned from selling E-voting or any other voting machine in this country (and hopefully every other country).
Strike three diebold. Its time to kick these clowns out.
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