Let's Use the Internet to Subvert Democracy!

david_adams writes: "All the recent talk about various polls and elections being pranked or hijacked, serious and silly alike, prompted me to write an article about the technical realities behind online polling and the political fallout of ever becoming subject to online voting for serious elections. Even if we were to be able to limit voting to legitimate, legal voters, the realities of social networking and the rise of internet-based movements would dramatically alter the political landscape if online voting were to become commonplace."