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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Genomic Records & Voting
So part of my research is on voting. And another part is on the privacy of genomic medical records (which, admittedly, I haven’t spoken about much on this blog yet). It’s not often that I find an article that combines … Continue reading
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I Voted
I voted for Obama. And against Proposition 8. And against Proposition 4. I voted early, in person, not by mail. So my ballot is still secret. Which means, maybe I didn’t vote for Obama. You’ll never know. That’s the power … Continue reading
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Open-Audit Elections featured in Documentary
Richard Drury recently completed his documentary “Challenges for Democracy”, which covers a number of voting issues. His work is available for sale, so if you support this kind of in-depth reporting, please go buy his DVD! Richard has graciously agreed … Continue reading
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Policy from Evidence
bias explanation: Every now and then, folks are surprised that an election technology guy like me expresses his political opinion in the open. They think: ‘how can I trust this guy on election technology if he’s shilling for the Obama … Continue reading
Salon on Voting
T’is election season, so the press is covering voting. Cyrus again, this time on Salon, and with a fantastic article, and not just because it mentions Helios.
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The Economist Covers Voting
The Economist covers voting with cryptography, including some of my work. Good to see folks like the Economist paying attention… although the article misses the big point. Voting with cryptography is not about making your vote more secret. It’s about … Continue reading
Posted in crypto, press, security, voting
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Putting the “End” in EndNote.
EndNote is a tool used commonly by a number of academics for adding endnote references to their papers. You keep an EndNote library of references, and you can easily add them to your Word document as you type your paper. … Continue reading
Posted in data, policy
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Stop, Drop, and Register
You need to register to vote. Not later today, not tomorrow, now. go register Oh, you think you’re already registered? verify that you are. Oh, and a fun little video:
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