[Osmf-talk] Election results

[Rory McCann]

On 14/12/16 23:07, Oleksiy Muzalyev wrote:
> It is possible to
> record an IP address of a voter, calculate statistics, and display it on
> a map in real time, with the number of people who voted and still
> expected to vote.
> 
> I could nod find a possibility to check if the vote for my token
> "gS...Txju5tQl...jcUb9zu...", which I received by e-mail as part of the
> URL, was registered correctly in the database.

This might sound good, but it can negatively affect elections. If you
can prove what way you voted, then someone can force you to reveal how
you voted. Imagine an abusive employer who wants to ensure their
candidate gets on the board. They tell all employees to vote for them,
and then demand that people show that they actually voted that way.
Likewise, checking votes by IP means a company can see who voted from
the company offices.

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