Monday, March 31, 2008

Brave New Ballot, by Aviel Rubin

This is a fantastic book for anyone with a bit of knowledge of Computer Science and an interest in the impact of e-voting on society. While the more technically inclined will take a lot more from the book than the average homemaker, I think that it's an accessible book that will open people's eyes to what is being done to the democratic process of elections by blind trust in technology and perhaps by special interest. I read a copy borrowed from the library, but I'm buying my own which I'll use again and again in teaching Computer Security. The book is loaded with interesting examples of what not to do when designing a system that runs a mission critical application.

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