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[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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