Hotel Minibar Key Opens Diebold Voting Machines 341
Billosaur writes, "As if Diebold doesn't have enough to worry about! On the Freedom To Tinker blog, Ed Felten, one of the co-authors of the recent report 'Security Analysis of the Diebold AccuVote-TS Voting Machine', reveals an even more bizarre finding related to the initial report. It turns out that you can gain access to an AccuVote-TS machine using a hotel minibar key. In fact, the key in question is a utilitarian type used to open office furniture, electronic equipment, jukeboxes, and the like. They might as well hand them out like candy."
Where can I buy one of these voting machines? (Score:5, Funny)
Moo (Score:4, Funny)
That's the problem right there. You should never religion and state, it always makes one cross.
super key? (Score:5, Funny)
Better than Penny-Arcade (Score:3, Funny)
Unfortunatly...
And for our next generation voting consoles... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why would we expect anything else? (Score:4, Funny)
The more I think about this, the more this seems to be a nice solution. Get a bunch of geeks armed with minibar keys and flash cards. Once Mario and Yoshi are the leading candidates in 14 different states, the public will be sure to take voting security seriously.
Of course you will have to deal with a huge election fiasco along with finding enough people willing to commit election fraud.
Oh noes... (Score:2, Funny)
Thirsty after a hard day oppressing the unwashed?. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Why would we expect anything else? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why would we expect anything else? (Score:5, Funny)
Wait a minute... Did you say lasers !?!
This is not a problem for our Administration (Score:4, Funny)
You shouldn't be locking stuff in your desk anyway, what are you a terrorist?
As for minibar keys--it is the view of our administration that you shouldn't be drinking on business in the first place, it's not good for America! Do you really want to help the terrorists win???
We will ensure all minibars are re-keyed with special locks, the keys to which will be restricted to government employees only (Our administration has proven itself to be Above all Laws but God's, and God never said not to drink, so we therefore deserves access)
When minibar keys are outlawed, only outlaws will have minibar keys--then we know who to detain, harass or shoot (our call).
Re:You would be amazed at what keys will open what (Score:4, Funny)
Re:So wait a minute.. (Score:3, Funny)
Fantastic! What a time saver these are! (Score:4, Funny)
I, for one, welcome our new......oh. Too late.
Please....just give us partiy with Slot Machines (Score:5, Funny)
Either make voting machines as secure as slot machines, or let mini bar keys open up slot machines.
Either or. I'm not picky.
Re:The lock is even less sophisticated than that. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Why would we expect anything else? (Score:4, Funny)
GOOD!
I need a drink, now.
Maybe not a conspiracy? (Score:3, Funny)
Hmmmm... do the same hotel minibar keys work on Diebold ATMs?
Re:Why would we expect anything else? (Score:5, Funny)
No, I'm not the President yet, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!
It's a start... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Paper Ballots (Score:3, Funny)
Alright, explain one thing to me: how can a machine-generated paper ballot possibly be harder to count than a human-generated one? If you really wanted, you could have the electronic voting machine generate exactly the samn damn thing!