What U.S. Democracy Can Learn from Brazil

Jack Nicas, *The New York Times*, 6 Nov 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/05/world/americas/brazil-election-us-democracy.html

Given that there are no computer systems that cannot be hacked through
unsecure hardware, software, and apps, *and* the reality that the federal
government cannot control state elections—which the existing Supreme
Court would pretty much guarantee—there are no realistic solutions.  The
research community understands some of the machine-related issues, but (not
surprisingly) ignores most of the total-system issues—which include
insider misuse, clever disenfranchisement, and devastating effects of
pervasive disinformation.  The …

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