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http://rajeev2004.blogspot.com/2010/08/evms-top-security-exp erts-around-world.html EVMs: Top security experts around the world write to Chief Election Commissioner of India aug 15th, 2010 now that they have EVMs, why does the kkkangress need vote-banks? they can win any election through EVM fraud: you know, one-man, one-vote, one-time (that was 2004). that brings up a breathtaking possibility -- the kkkangress does not have to pander to its mohammedan vote-bank any more!!!! that is, they can defraud and steal any election, with or without the aid of the mohammedans who vote en masse. in other words, the kkkangress does not need to be dhimmi! but then, being dhimmi is so much part of their DNA that they will appease, crawl, and suck up to mohammedans anyway. intriguing, though, isn't it? defraudable EVMs ki jai! that reduces the need to suck up to mohammedan and christist vote-banks! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: kalyan Subject: EVMs: Top security experts around the world write to Chief Election Commissioner of India To: Top security experts around the world write to Chief Election Commissioner of India , Dr. S.Y. Quraishi that Indian EVMs are not tamperproof and lack transparency Washington DC, Aug 12, 2010: The following letter signed by top security experts around the world was written to S.Y. Quraishi, Election Commissioner of India after a panel discussion on Indian EVMs held at USENIX conference on Aug 9th, 2010. USENIX Conference Wardman Park Hotel Washington, D.C. , USA August 12, 2010 Dr. S. Y. Quraishi, Chief Election Commissioner Election Commission of India Nirvachan Sadan Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001, India Dear Dr. Quraishi: We, the undersigned participants in the 2010 Electronic Voting Technology Work-shop / Workshop on Trustworthy Elections (EVT/WOTE), had the privilege to attend a panel discussion on the state of India's electronic voting machines (EVMs). We greatly appreciate the participation of Dr. Alok Shukla, Deputy Election Commis-sioner, and Prof. P. V. Indiresan, Chairman of the Expert Committee, who were joined by G.V.L. Narasimha Rao of VeTA1 and Prof. J. Alex Halderman of the University of Michigan. We were fascinated to learn about the complexities and challenges of conducting elections in the world's largest democracy, and about the Election Commission's accomplishments in this regard. However, as experts in electronic voting technology and computer security, we have signiï¬cant concerns about the security, veriï¬ability, and transparency of India's EVMs. Although India's EVMs have a simple design that avoids many of the problems found in other direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machines, they are still vulnerable to a wide range of attacks. New classes of attacks have been discovered since the time the EVMs were introduced that render many of their security assumptions obsolete. Therefore, we conclude, after listening to the arguments of the panelists, that India's EVMs do not today provide security, veriï¬ability, or transparency adequate for conï¬dence in election results. We urge the Election Commission to explore other forms of voting that are suitable to the Indian context and that do provide adequate transparency, veriï¬ability, and security. Other democracies have adopted and then abandoned DRE voting as science's understanding of election security has progressed. Our research community has been involved in this process around the world, and you are welcome to draw on our collective experience and expertise as you see ï¬t. Sincerely, 1Citizens for Veriï¬ability, Transparency, and Accountability in Elections All afï¬liations are listed for identiï¬cation only. Dr. Ben Adida Harvard University Dr. Josh Benaloh Microsoft Research Prof. Matt Blaze University of Pennsylvania Prof. Mike Byrne Rice University Joseph A. Calandrino Princeton University Rick Carback University of Maryland, Baltimore County Stephen Checkoway University of California, San Diego Bill Cheswick AT&T Shannon Labs Prof. David Dill Stanford University Jeremy Epstein Senior Computer Scientist, SRI International Ariel J. Feldman Princeton University Russell A. Fink University of Maryland, Baltimore County Prof. Ian Goldberg University of Waterloo Dr. Joseph Lorenzo Hall University of California, Berkeley / Princeton University Prof. Candice Hoke Cleveland State University Harri Hursti CTO, Clear Ballot Group Bo Lipari Founder, New Yorkers for Veriï¬ed Voting Neal McBurnett Election Audits Dr. Peter G. Neumann Principal Scientist SRI International Computer Science Laboratory Prof. Ronald L. Rivest Massachusetts Institute of Technology Prof. Hovav Shacham University of California, San Diego Prof. Alan T. Sherman University of Maryland, Baltimore County Prof. Philip B. Stark University of California, Berkeley Dr. Vanessa Teague University of Melbourne Prof. Poorvi L. Vora George Washington University Prof. Dan Wallach Rice University Director, ACCURATE2 Kai Wang University of California, San Diego Luther Weeks |
