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Message-ID: <e92364c30408200550353abce@mail.gmail.com>
From: jftucker at gmail.com (James Tucker)
Subject: Electronic Voting Machines - WinVote by Adv anced Voting Solutions
Of course the power ranges you quote are also illegal, not to mention
extremely dangerous.
On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:21:49 -0500, Michael Williamson
<michael@...fin.tamucc.edu> wrote:
> 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.
>
> -Michael
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> > 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.
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