Tuesday could be a long day for election officials with U.S. states relying on electronic voting machines to record votes in the U.S. presidential election.
E-voting technology has come a long way since the 2000 U.S. presidential election, when voting equipment problems erased an estimated 1.5 million votes during one of the closest elections in U.S. history. But progress has zig-zagged.
Technology has played a greater role than ever this election year. And on this US election eve, e-voting security issues remain a concern. In this roundup, some tech highpoints and lowpoints (and funny points too).
Where Google Chrome security fails: the password I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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