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On the Civic Technology Landscape, the TrustTheVote Project is an Atypical Structure
So where does the TrustTheVote Project fit in the broader “civic tech” movement that so many people in the technology world write and talk about? This is the first of two posts on this thought.
Open Silliness: The Security Flaw Blame Game
Last Tuesday Chris Strohm and Jordan Robertson posted an article on Bloomberg Government (BGOV) (now available on Bloomberg.com) about open source, suggesting that recent hacks on web services have “shaken the confidence in the free software movement.” Really? Whose confidence, precisely?
Ms. Voting Matters' Take: "No Magic Will Bring About Online Voting"
Ms. Voting Matters would really like to wave her magic wand and allow everyone on the planet to cast their votes, securely, with their smart phones, tablets, or laptops. Really truly, I would do it if I could. But I can’t. The Internet of Voting is just not safe and secure enough now, no matter how much we all would wish it so. Let me share why.
Siri, How Busy is my Polling Place?
BusyBooth, an app being developed by the TrustTheVote Project, is the public-service, polling-place app voters have been waiting for.
