[Cryptography] "we need to protect [our dox] by at least encrypting them"

[Dave Horsfall]

On Thu, 10 Nov 2016, Bill Frantz wrote:

> > Loss of privacy is troubling in in this big data world.  Ponder the 
> > retribution some might have on both sides of this most recent 
> > election...  Family, work, neighbors, and more... Cost is a big driver 
> > for some of these systems.. immediacy is another.
> 
> I think that risk is fairly low. Unless the ballots are dusted for 
> fingerprints, I don't see a way to connect the ballot paper with the 
> voter. But, with the ballot paper, an audit can show that the electronic 
> scanning read and recorded the ballot correctly.
> 
> What am I missing?

Easier than you think.  When I was handing out "how to vote" sheets 
here in Oz,  we observed how they arranged them i.e. with their preferred
candidate on the top...  It was remarkably accurate.

-- 
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will suffer."