[FYI] Pentagon Scraps Internet Voting System
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Pentagon Scraps Internet Voting System
JOHN J. LUMPKIN
Associated Press
Citing security concerns, the Pentagon has canceled Internet voting
that would have involved as many as 100,000 military and overseas
citizens from seven states in November, a Defense Department official
said Thursday.
The announcement comes two weeks after outside security experts urged
the program's cancellation in a scathing report. They said hackers or
terrorists could penetrate the system and change votes or gather
information about users. At the time, the Pentagon said it felt
confident enough to proceed.
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