The beggining of the new decade is upon us, and with it comes another presidential election. This years elections are surrounded with mentions of foreign interference, and with good reason. Last presidential election was stained as the CIA, FBI, and NSA jointley stated “with high confidence” that the Russian Government had lauched a complex campaign intended to interfere in our elections. This direct challenge to our democracy has left many of our representatives and their constituents on high alert. Coming into the new ellection, many are calling for solutions to secure our voting process from foreign interfierence.
Unfortunately, flaws in a new bloackchain app several states plan on using in the upcoming election allow bad actors to interfere; altering or canceling someones vote, or even exposing their private information. A team of security researches at MIT released an audit of Voatz, the blockchain app intended for use in the next election, and said that it strengthens the case against internet voting, citing voting transparency as the only way to ensure legitimacy.
If you wish to learn more about this, please follow the link below:
Hackers Can Seize Control of Ballots Cast Using the Voatz Voting App, Researchers Say
LIS 4022 Spring 2020 