Experts say it may be a decade or more before the U.S. can safely move voting online. But a handful of states are still pushing ahead
Some West Virginians voting in Tuesday’s primary will be allowed to tap on their phones or laptops instead of heading to the polls. Some in Delaware will get to do the same next month. And the trend may spread into November, asthat don’t expose people to the deadly disease.
In fact, it may be a decade or more before the U.S. can safely entrust the internet with the selection of its lawmakers and presidents, according to some experts. Still, a handful of states are pushing ahead, with the encouragement ofThese are the problems with that logic:Lots of people bank, shop and socialize online — putting their money and personal details at potential risk of theft or other exploitation.Aside from party caucuses and conventions, virtually all U.S.
Transmitting votes over the internet makes a meaningful recount impossible. “The best you can do is say, ‘Add the numbers we have again and get the same total again,’” Wallach said.• Data doesn’t move across the internet in a simple, predictable path. Instead, it bounces from server to server, often traveling through multiple countries in a route that the internet chooses automatically.• Each server along the route offers a chance for hackers to tamper with an electronic ballot.
Even if it were possible to require electronic ballots to travel through servers only in the U.S., no method exists to ensure security at every server along the way. It would be like trusting FedEx to deliver a package that had to pass through warehouses with unlocked doors, open windows and no security cameras.
Modern antivirus software is generally effective at blocking known strains of malware, but it sometimes misses the new or emerging varieties that often originate with national intelligence services. In addition, many people don’t even have effective security software — in some cases because their computers are too old.
• Injecting malicious code into the election websites that receive the ballots, altering multiple ballots at once.
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