• RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world
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    Moreover, the agency had been directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices. The request made the CISA employees fear they were being asked to take part in political interference.

    “My thought was they could keep it in their back pocket to invalidate any [election] results they don’t like,” one of the former officials said. “This goes against everything CISA represents.”

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    Here’s the thing literally any other administration this would be a sane and normal thing to do (but maybe not secretly). You’d want the government to be able to help the states that use them to understand the risks to prevent the actual fuckery this admin is trying to do…

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      no, i want the complete specifications for critical public infrastructure to be public so there are no secrets at all

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      Right, I was just about to say the same. Were it literally any other administration, except maybe for Nixon but they didn’t have voting machines, this would just be normal security stuff. Unfortunately for this administration of nuts who will 100% try to cheat and probably have at least twice before, it’s very alarming.

  • Radical_Socialist_t00t@lemmy.ca
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    The Alt-right cheating at an election? No0 wAy!

    Why do you think they brought together the billionaires? To talk about AI? 🤣 Bitch please