• tabular@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    It is true that paper ID can be forged but where it differs is the inability to do it at such a large scale compared to electronic. Slightly different results can be attributed to human error as it is very difficult to change a single paper vote when other parties are watching. It’s impossible to have confidence in a black box electronic system (even if the code and machine were auditable, who’s to ssy what it’s actually doing at run-time when may users have access to it).

    Software is written by humans and humans make mistakes, therefore software contains mistakes. You could perhaps argue electronic ID could be difficult to copy but the mere suggestion of a bug should push over the idea of it being impossible.

    Perfection is the enemy of good.