Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night
by dreamcompiler on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @07:54PM
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$60K would probably be enough to create a landline boiler room phone bank staffed with volunteers to answer the phones from people reporting results. It wouldn't have the "wow" factor, but it would be a lot more secure.
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Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night
by frankzinger on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @11:29PM
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"...Iowa Democrats, on the advice of the national party, abandoned plans to have caucus results called in by phone because of security concerns and instead build an app..."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/us/politics/iowa-caucus-s...
Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night
by listenallyall on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @12:49AM
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Security concerns? The same article states "the app had to be downloaded by bypassing a phone’s security settings" (emphasis mine)
Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night
by taurath on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @01:00AM
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No kidding - the instructions for the app itself came with a "secret pin code" printed out on paper for the volunteers to use to install it. Why not just give them a "secret pin code" to call in with to verify who they are, its just as secure.
The story when it fully comes out will be quite interesting. The assumptions that we all are making are almost certainly to turn out wrong in some way - I'm looking forward to trying to compare the ways in which I was wrong on my thinking today given the relatively sparse reporting thus far.