10 posts and columns on Diebold

FTC Gives Ed Felten Freedom to Tinker

in News on November 4, 2010 at 11:55 am PT

Looks like the Federal Trade Commission got its first choice of Chief Technologist, because it’s hard to think of anyone better to serve in that capacity than Princeton computer science professor Ed Felten, a guy whose CV makes everyone from Microsoft to Diebold shudder in embarrassment.

Diebold: A New Beginning (to the First Step in E-Voting Terror)

in News on August 17, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Though it tried for more than a year, Diebold has been unable to sell off the electronic-voting subsidiary that is transforming its brand into a synonym for flawed electronic-voting systems. And so the company is doing the next best thing–renaming it. “Diebold and its financial consultants have been actively engaged with a number of strategic [...]

Make the E-voting System's Password "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8″? That's so Obvious It's Genius!

in News on August 6, 2007 at 11:59 am PT

If one set out to design electronic voting machines that undermine voter confidence and threaten the integrity and accuracy of the whole election process, it would be hard to outdo those of Diebold Election Systems, if a new analysis is to be believed. The California Secretary of State has finally released the source-code review portion [...]

Make the E-voting System’s Password “1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8″? That’s so Obvious It’s Genius!

in News on August 6, 2007 at 11:59 am PT

If one set out to design electronic voting machines that undermine voter confidence and threaten the integrity and accuracy of the whole election process, it would be hard to outdo those of Diebold Election Systems, if a new analysis is to be believed. The California Secretary of State has finally released the source-code review portion [...]

Great Moments in Password Protection

in News on August 6, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

Whatever You Say, Rocket Man …

in News on August 3, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

AccuVote? Bit of an Oxymoron, Don't You Think?

in News on August 3, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

With the presidential primary approaching, Diebold Election Systems is finally developing a voter-verified paper trail–of bad press. Earlier this week, the company made headlines when a team of investigators found the company made headlines when a team of investigators found another government-ordered study that found its optical-scanning machines to be flawed as well.

AccuVote? Bit of an Oxymoron, Don’t You Think?

in News on August 3, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

With the presidential primary approaching, Diebold Election Systems is finally developing a voter-verified paper trail–of bad press. Earlier this week, the company made headlines when a team of investigators found the company made headlines when a team of investigators found another government-ordered study that found its optical-scanning machines to be flawed as well.

Cisco CEO Apparently a Card-Carrying Member of the Kiss Army

in News on July 31, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

What Did You Expect? They All Run Windows…

in News on July 31, 2007 at 9:23 am PT

California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has finally released the results of an unprecedented top-to-bottom review of the state’s electronic voting machines and, what do you know, they were all easily hacked. Researchers at the University of California discovered more than a dozen vulnerabilities in voting systems manufactured by Diebold Election Systems, Hart InterCivic and [...]