It doesn't even have to be 100% decoded, just enough to flip a couple strategic locations.

i mean has bitcoin been hacked ???

You obviously couldnt be lazy. But if you had this setup by people who are familiar with digital security, i doubt that'd end up being the issue.

"if it's easy to figure out people will just figure it out" - that's not a very compelling argument

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If you talk with people in digital security they'll tell you to assume you've been compromised from the start.

There was one where double spending was found out.

And you have to keep things simple enough non-technical people can figure it out.

That's only for the user interface on the other side.

And it is simple, you have a physical card with say a 30 digit number

You type it in

You get to vote

Confirm

Its done

non-technical people don't need to understand how it works. How many people understand how a credit card works?

And credit card information gets leaked all the time from various hacker collectives and rogue agents.

The card probably wouldnt have your name on it, and you'd likely also have to enter your first and last name as a extra precaution

E-voting booths?

How would you even know it's running the correct software?

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Maybe. But what's the difference between that and electronic voting machines?

The fact they're networked?

You dont have to go anywhere, sit in a long line.
Also this isnt a voting machine

This would be a website or some such

haha just the fact its networked seems liek a bad idea

That's the main concern really

Lots of way to abuse a site.

Physical machines are enough

I wouldn't trust online

If they're connected over the normal internet, that's an entry point. Otherwise there's no obvious advantage to an e-voting booth. You'd still have to show up in person.

electronics as well.

If somebody can manage to break into the website you're in trouble obviously.

E voting isn't a good idea, period

You dismiss it without giving it much thought though.

Unless it's a utopia where no one wants to fuck over the elections

I'm imagining the electoral system will still be in place?

Presumably.

I would trust E voting for groups that are fundamentally online and have low stakes. Say, if Tim wanted to have a poll on this server to decide a topic for a future video or something.

But when things start to really matter, when intelligence services get interested...sometimes backwards is better.

Even if you aren't a hostile power, imagine the potential for a couple rogue employees at Google to manipulate elections in their favor to get a favorable regulatory environment and make a profit.

physical can be observed by several actors in its processing. Digital can't.

And a company like Google (or whomever is making the website) would certainly have the capapbilty