usenix is the group that originally supported the unix operating system. listen to the podcast of the usenix panel discussion. https://www.dropbox.com/s/k0b2vib2mc1k6sy/indian-evm-panel-evtwote.mp3
there should be a full investigation of even a whiff of suspicion. 'ceasar's wife should be above suspicion' as they say. the more the EC stonewall and dissimulate, the more suspicious they look.
this is also a matter of national security. india cannot afford to have its elections be unsafe. there is nothing more important for the country than ensuring that elections are proper, as we repose so much faith in the elected.
gvln rao is a pollster, who thinks EVMs are dubious.
prof indiresan and alok shukla represent the EC.
halderman is a computer scientist who thinks EVMs are vulnerable.
so two supporters, two opponents.
the circumstantial evidence is chilling, and compelling. clearly EVMs are potentially hackable. whether they were hacked we dont know, but the chances are that they were. it has to be *proved* to the satisfaction of neutral scientists that they were not hacked. trojan horses, bluetooth/GSM radio -- the possibilities are endless.
why is the EC not revealing the 2 foreign cos that flash the ROM? why not reveal the source code?
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"Mainstream" media still silent on the issue; the connivance and/or reluctance is palpable.If Burqa Dutt and Pir Sanghvi can have some alleged connection with the 2G scam/Nira Radia, what is the media not involved in ?
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