Re: Fwd: ComputerWorld: Worm attacked voter database in notorious Florida district

[Lou Puls <lpuls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"... the machine which was infected in Sarasota and which subsequently overtook the network infrastructure "was completely unpatched. Essentially it was missing five years' worth of security
updates," according to the October 24, 2006 incident report."

How on Earth could such INCREDIBLE incompetence (or fraudulent, criminal activity) be in any timely or significant way accountable to the electorate when the software and its maintenance is completely proprietary and secret?
There is NO WAY for any accountability with closed system voting machines, and they have no legitimate place in our elections.  

Lou

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>From: Margit Johansson <margitjo@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: May 16, 2007 11:59 AM
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>Subject: Fwd: ComputerWorld: Worm attacked voter database in notorious Florida district
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>http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9019560
>*Worm attacked voter database in notorious Florida district*
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