FITUG e.V.
Förderverein Informationstechnik und Gesellschaft
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<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/7885834.htm> Pentagon Scraps Internet Voting System
JOHN J. LUMPKIN
Associated Press
Citing security concerns, the Pentagon has canceled Internet voting that would have involved as many as 100,000 military and overseas citizens from seven states in November, a Defense Department official said Thursday.
The announcement comes two weeks after outside security experts urged the program's cancellation in a scathing report. They said hackers or terrorists could penetrate the system and change votes or gather information about users. At the time, the Pentagon said it felt confident enough to proceed.
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