I AGREE wholeheartedly with New Scientist that it would be foolhardy to trust technology blindly in elections that could change the world (14 February, p 3). A fundamental part of democracy might be lost if we were to follow those US states which intend to trust e-technology at its present level of development in the forthcoming presidential elections.
The British government says that security and secrecy are at the top of its agenda. But what can be done to ensure e-voting systems are tamper-proof and free from fraud? I asked Philip Hope, who has the title of e-champion in…
