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Re:FBI says foreign hackers penetrated state election systems by pjc50 on Monday August 29, 2016 @11:18AM (#12382405)
Voters must not be allowed to prove to others how they voted. That's also a disaster scenario of a different kind. Not just vote selling but voter intimidation.
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Re:FBI says foreign hackers penetrated state election systems by crack-the-code on Monday August 29, 2016 @11:24AM (#12382463)
"If you vote Bob for President and provide proof of your vote, we will give you a free iTunes gift card!"
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Re:FBI says foreign hackers penetrated state election systems by glaslong on Monday August 29, 2016 @11:27AM (#12382503)
"We're a Bob for President family, through and through. Everyone get out there and vote, then show me the receipt."
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Re:FBI says foreign hackers penetrated state election systems by monocasa on Monday August 29, 2016 @02:54PM (#12384242)
"Hey, did you know that if you forward your receipt to this website with a bitcoin wallet address, they'll send you as much as $20 depending on how you voted?"
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Re:FBI says foreign hackers penetrated state election systems by ianferrel on Monday August 29, 2016 @01:56PM (#12383741)
Hasn't that ship sailed?

We're all carrying cameras into the voting booth.

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Re:FBI says foreign hackers penetrated state election systems by brassic on Monday August 29, 2016 @03:14PM (#12384415)
Here in the UK you can ask for a replacement ballot paper if you make a mistake.

So you vote for candidate A, photograph it, swap it for a replacement ballot, vote for B, photograph it, etc. and get paid by all the candidates.

Except the candidates know that a photo of a ballot paper proves nothing.

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Re:FBI says foreign hackers penetrated state election systems by pjc50 on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @04:47AM (#12388397)
Yes, although (in the UK) it's an offence to photograph your ballot paper and the voting privacy screens are pretty minimal.
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