Swiss e-voting pilot can't count 2,048 ballots after decryption failure

Re:Swiss e-voting pilot can't count 2,048 ballots after decr... by phoronixrly on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @09:44AM (#47335494)

> At some point, you have to give someone access to a database and they can change that database.

It's the only problem in existence that can be solved by the blockchain...

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Re:Swiss e-voting pilot can't count 2,048 ballots after decr... by beautiful_apple on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @10:04AM (#47335718)

Ironically most production e-voting systems do not use blockchains. That's because there isn't need for decentralization, just verifiability of a correct result and protecting voting secrecy.

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Re:Swiss e-voting pilot can't count 2,048 ballots after decr... by caminanteblanco on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @09:49AM (#47335541)

But generally sacrifices that anonymous axis via a reproduceable public ledger

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Re:Swiss e-voting pilot can't count 2,048 ballots after decr... by phoronixrly on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @09:52AM (#47335577)

Unless pseudonymized...

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