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Government

Submission + - The First Federally Certified Voting System (electiontechnology.com)

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InternetVoting
InternetVoting writes: "The Election Assistance Commission has announced the the first ever federally certified voting system.While the Election Management System (EMS) 4.0 by MicroVote General Corporation has successfully completed 17 months of testing, many questions still remain about the United States voting system Testing and Certification program. Many systems are still being tested to obsolete standards, the current standards are set to become obsolete soon and cost estimates for future certifications are skyrocketing. The future of improved innovating voting systems does not look bright."
Security

Submission + - Obama Keeps His Blackberry (electiontechnology.com)

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InternetVoting
InternetVoting writes: "After all the controversy surrounding Obama's Blackberry, word has come that he will get to keep it. Few details are available and neither the National Security Agency nor the White House are talking. The current rumor is that the Blackberry will be used exclusively for personal use and a Sectera Edge will be used for official communications."
United States

Submission + - U.S. Voting Machines Standards Open To Public (eac.gov)

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Online Voting
Online Voting writes: "The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has published new voting systems testing and certification standards for 190 days of public comment. For all the critics of electronic voting, this is your opportunity to improve the process. This will be the second version of the federal voting system standards (the first version is the VVSG 05). To learn more about these Voluntary Voting System Standards see this FAQ."
The Internet

Submission + - Court Upholds Internet Deregulation (law.com)

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Internet Voting
Internet Voting writes: "Big telecom companies seem to have won big with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upholding FCC's ruling deregulating the Internet. Opponents argued that telecoms could now deny third parties access to their telecommunications lines and eliminating competition. From the story: "In its September 2005 ruling, the FCC relieved telephone companies of decades-old regulations that required them to grant competing Internet service providers "nondiscriminatory" access to their wirelines in order to reach consumers.""
The Internet

Submission + - Out With E-Voting, In With M-Voting (baltictimes.com)

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InternetVoting
InternetVoting writes: "The ever technology forward nation sometimes known as "E-stonia" after recently performing the world's first national Internet election are already leaving e-voting behind. Estonia is now considering voting from mobile phones using SIM cards as identification, dubbed "m-voting." From the article: "Mobile ID is more convenient in that one does not have to attach a special ID card reader to one's computer. A cell phone performs the functions of an ID card and card reader at one and the same time.""
Biotech

Submission + - California Blocks RFID Implants In Workers (latimes.com) 1

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InternetVoting
InternetVoting writes: "California has passed a bill banning companies from requiring employees to have RFID chips surgically implanted. Already one company has been licensed by the federal government, implanting more than 2000 people. At least one other company — CityWatcher.com, a Cincinnati video surveillance company — already required RFID implants in some employees.
From the article:
State Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) proposed the measure after at least one company began marketing radio frequency identification devices for use in humans. "RFID is a minor miracle, with all sorts of good uses," Simitian said. "But we shouldn't condone forced 'tagging' of humans. It's the ultimate invasion of privacy.""
The Internet

Submission + - UK Voters Want To Vote Online

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InternetVoting
InternetVoting writes: "A recent research survey by ntl:Telewest Business found that nearly half of the respondents would be more likely to vote online. This year the UK government has authorized 13 local election pilots including Internet voting. ntl:Telewest Business estimates 10 million UK households have broadband and 4,789 local libraries offer public access. In the US political parties are beginning to test the Internet voting waters with the Michigan Democratic Party to offer Internet voting in their 2008 Presidential Caucus."
The Internet

Submission + - Text Messages Used To Monitor Elections

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InternetVoting
InternetVoting writes: "The upcoming historic Nigerian elections are going to be defended by an army of observers not with guns but with text messages. From the article: "Anyone trying to rig or tamper with Saturday's presidential elections in Nigeria could be caught out by a team of volunteers armed with mobile phones.""
The Internet

Submission + - Hackers Invited To Crack Internet Voting

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InternetVoting
InternetVoting writes: "The Philippine government and the International Foundation for Electoral System will be soliciting hackers to test the security of of their Internet voting system that will be tested in an upcoming pilot program. From the article:"Local and foreign computer hackers will be tapped to try and break into an Internet-based voting system that will be pilot tested by the country's Commission on Elections (Comelec) starting July 10.""
The Internet

Submission + - The World's first national Internet election

Submitted by InternetVoting
InternetVoting writes: Expanding on the limited 2005 Internet voting pilot successes, the small European nation of Estonia will become the first country to allow voting in a national parliamentary election via the Internet. From the article:
"Just under 10,000 people voted via the Internet in local elections in October 2005. Computer specialists have estimated 20,000 to 40,000 of 940,000 registered voters will vote via the Internet from February 26 to 28, ahead of the March 4 election day."
Fresh off the new of France's successful primary election using Internet voting and the announcement of 12 new UK election pilots, is Europe leaving the U.S. behind?
United States

Submission + - U.S. To Certify Labs For Testing E-Voting Machines

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InternetVoting
InternetVoting writes: "In a clear counter to the recent criticisms of secrecy involving Ciber labs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued recommendation to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). NIST recommends the accreditation of two labs, iBeta Quality Assurance and SysTest Labs. The recommendation, emphasizing the need for transparency, includes on-site assesment reports, lab responses, and on-site reviews for each lab. These reports shed much needed light into the process of voting machine certification. Learn more from the Qs &As About NIST Evaluation of Laboratories that Test Voting Systems."

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