For honest voting, write a message the 'man in the middle' can't intercept

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 09:30 in Mathematics & Economics

(Phys.org)—In the run-up to the last election warnings about computer hacking were rampant. Experts demonstrated how the hardware in voting machines could be modified. Touch-screen machines visibly changed votes. One possibility that wasn't mentioned was the "man in the middle" who might change totals as they are sent in.

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