December 09, 2003

Diebold Electronic Systems And Ilk, Form Flacking Group

Ed Felten asks Voting Machine Vendors To Do ... What?:

In today's Washington Post, Jonathan Krim reports on a new effort by the e-voting machine vendors to do ... something or other. The article, which is titled "Voting-Machine Makers to Fight Security Criticism", doesn't quite say what they're planning to do.

Ah, the wonders of the net, you can read the press release directly:
Companies Form Election Technology Council

ETC members will work together to raise the profile of electronic voting, identify and address security concerns with electronic voting, develop a code of ethics for companies in the electronic voting sector, and make recommendations in the areas of election system standards and certification.

Or, to translate:

Foxes will work together to raise the profile of farming, identify and address security concerns with farming, develop a code of ethics for predators in the farming sector, and make recommendations in the areas of henhouse standards and certification.

Clear?

Further:

You've really gotta wonder how a non-story like this got onto page 2 of a major newspaper.

Nope. It's the power of the press release. Just search Google News for others generated by that press release.

By Seth Finkelstein | posted in security | on December 09, 2003 11:59 PM (Infothought permalink) | Followups
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