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From: andfarm at teknovis.com (Andrew Farmer)
Subject: Electronic Voting Machines - WinVote by Adv anced Voting Solutions
On 19 Aug 2004, at 10:08, Tremaine wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:21:49 -0500, Michael Williamson
> <michael@...fin.tamucc.edu> wrote:
>>> Without even commenting on the "security" of WEP, it seems to me
>>> that a
>>> massive DDOS attack against the voting machines could prevent vote
>>> tallies
>>> from being counted in a timely manner.
>>
>> Using 802.11 for anything remotely critical is outright STUPID.
>>
>> FCC regulations are such that these part 15 devices (802.11, cordless
>> phones, baby monitors) have no legal protection from interference from
>> licensed services (amateur radio, TV stations, etc). If I'm running a
>> high powered (10-100 watt) maybe signal at 2.4 ghz for amateur radio
>> TV
>> and happen to be living across the street from an election center,
>> they're basically screwed. As a matter a fact, if their 802.11 is
>> interfering with my licensed operation, it is they who must shut down.
>
> Perhaps they need to invest in some of this...
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/12/wifi_wallpaper/
Perhaps they need to invest in some of this...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000J1V3
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