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Government

Submission + - Canada considering online voting in elections (flyinglow.ca) 2

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ehud42
ehud42 writes: "Slashdot readers generally agree that voting machines such as from Diebold are a bad idea. Well, what about online voting? That is what the Vancouver Sun is reporting. Given that voter turnout in our most recent election was the worst on record, Elections Canada is kicking around the idea of allowing voters to register online, update registration information online and maybe even vote online. Seems the kids like the idea... what do you think?"
Operating Systems

Submission + - Internet security moving toward "white list (www.cbc.ca)

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ehud42
ehud42 writes: "According to Symantec, "Internet security is headed toward a major reversal in philosophy, where a 'white list' which allows only benevolent programs to run on a computer will replace the current 'black list' system" as described in this article on the CBC. The article mentions some issues with fairness to whose program is 'safe' including a comment that judges need to be impartial to open source programs which can change quite rapidly. Would this work? The effort to maintain black lists is becoming so daunting that white lists may be an effective solution."

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