Diebold steps on its own pee-pee, said pee-pee gets whacked
Oops -- did anyone foresee this happening? From
Slashdot:
bq.
Diebold to Pay $2.6M Due to Insecure Voting Machines
"In a short period, Diebold has been at the center of several problems. Now it seeks to
settle the lawsuit filed against it by the State of California by paying $2.6 million. Settlement comes because of flaws in the Diebold systems that could compromise election results."
One of the comments was priceless (at least less than $2.6M)
bq. Alright, I usually frown upon cracking, but someone needs to exploit these machines, and elect Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Seriously. No one in the media will give a care about computer security until something happens. If a group of counties in California go 99 percent for a pair of cartoons, I promise you that heads will roll at Diebold. And if the media doesn't pick up the story, no one will do anything about it. So, geeks of the world, go out to your polling places, and crack for democracy!
bq. The real fun begins when Disney sues to have some of it's people put in place as president instead of mickey mouse, who was unavailable at the time.
Heh...
UPDATE: Another great comment:
bq. I'm unclear. Who get's the 2.6 million? The government they just chose?
Posted by DaveH at December 19, 2004 12:59 AM