Online voting is not secure even if it is via blockchain. An American scientific organization prepared a letter and sent it to the authorities, including its concerns in this direction.
Online voting is not secure even if it is over the blockchain
Before the upcoming presidential elections in the USA, the Democratic Party carried out its efforts to determine local delegates this week. Despite the cold and the pandemic. In such a situation, voters can look for easier ways to vote.. But according to a US scientific organization, there is currently no way to securely hold elections over smartphones and the internet.. Even if online voting is done via blockchain.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues sent a letter to governors, state secretaries, and state election directors on April 9.. The letter calls on the authorities not to allow online elections in elections.
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The letter states: “This At the moment, internet voting is not a secure solution to vote in the US and it won’t be for the foreseeable future.”
Options for online voting include “email, fax, web-based voting, and a “voting via mobile apps”. Citing an election security study published in 2018, the AAAS says that e-voting, particularly an election using blockchain, can lead to issues such as privacy breaches, election manipulation, and uncounted votes.
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The statement states: “If the blockchain structure is used, serious questions arise about what content is stored in it.. How open is blockchain to public use? How can votes be converted into paper records that can be permanent? No scientific or technical evidence indicates that any internet voting system can or will not address these concerns.”
When voting on paper, the process can be very slow. But the result is fewer questions and problems.
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