Is digital voting a convenience for voters or a danger to democracy?
In short: This discussion explores whether moving elections online would increase turnout and speed up results, or if the cybersecurity risks are too great for a healthy democracy.
Professor Martyn Thomas CBE, a software engineering and cybersecurity expert, examines the tension between the convenience of online voting and the security of democratic processes. While digital systems could potentially deliver election results within minutes of polls closing, they also present significant risks that some nations view as extremely dangerous.
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