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Open Vote Network Protocol
Nov. 30th, 2009 09:54 pmhttp://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2009/11/30/open-vote-networ/
"... the Chancellor is seeking re-election in the Galactic Senate. Some delegates don't want to vote for him, but worry about his revenge. How to arrange an election such that the voter's privacy will be best protected?
The environment is extremely adverse. Surveillance is everywhere. Anything you say will be recorded and traceable to you. All communication is essentially public. In addition, you have no one to trust but yourself.
It may seem mind-boggling that this problem is solvable in the first place. With cryptography, anything is possible."
(Solving the problem of persuading the average voter that this really works might be trickier. One of the major advantages of a simple paper ballot election is that it doesn't require any special knowledge to see if it's working more or less as designed.)
(And on a completely different note, "Surprised kitten is surprised", just in case anyone hasn't seen it yet.)
"... the Chancellor is seeking re-election in the Galactic Senate. Some delegates don't want to vote for him, but worry about his revenge. How to arrange an election such that the voter's privacy will be best protected?
The environment is extremely adverse. Surveillance is everywhere. Anything you say will be recorded and traceable to you. All communication is essentially public. In addition, you have no one to trust but yourself.
It may seem mind-boggling that this problem is solvable in the first place. With cryptography, anything is possible."
(Solving the problem of persuading the average voter that this really works might be trickier. One of the major advantages of a simple paper ballot election is that it doesn't require any special knowledge to see if it's working more or less as designed.)
(And on a completely different note, "Surprised kitten is surprised", just in case anyone hasn't seen it yet.)