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[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

ODNI briefed the White House for six months without authorization to publish the report, two sources said

The report says many states use outdated systems, three sources said

All sources said they knew of no evidence of vote manipulation in US elections

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

They have had weak security for decades. I remember R's in congress blocking bills to address election security issues 15-20 years ago.

At the time I assumed they had already planned, or wanted the option, to steal elections. The weaknesses are a feature; not a bug.

[–] gh0stb4tz@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Exactly. Diebold can build ATM machines that work flawlessly, but somehow their voting machines have “glitches” during elections? Bullshit.

[–] karlhungus@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not disagreeing with your premise, but the statement about Diebold atms being flawless is not true https://www.wired.com/story/vss-atm-vulnerabilities-defcon-2024/

[–] gh0stb4tz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I stand corrected, thank you. So they actually shouldn’t be making voting machines at all then.

[–] BucketBong@p.hobo.social 36 points 1 month ago

Nawww, did the results not go your way?