E-Voting

American Association for Advanced Science (AAAS) wrote a letter to Governors, Secretaries of State and State Election Directors warning them of online voting insecurity. The association stated that there are serious concerns about the security of votes via the internet or mobile apps based on scientific evidence. Due to COVID-19 unprecedented challenge to American elections, the letter noted that internet voting would not be a secure solution for voting in the United States. Additionally, online voting would not be in…

Students doing Masters in Blockchain networks at the University of Malta are currently using the University's dApp to vote for student reps. According to their recent reports, this is the first instance that students use blockchain for voting. This dApp solution is centered on a blockchain digital identity platform, a product of Vodafone. It has super-advanced privacy features as a voting platform, and the students can fully take control of all their data without fearing an outsider's eye.  This blockchain-centered…

In every democratic nation, elections constitute a crucial democratic process, and therefore, its security is a matter of national security. With elections playing a crucial role in a country's future and citizens' lives, governments must employ efficient electoral systems that achieve a free, fair, and non-fraudulent representative election. Different nations worldwide employ different election mechanisms, including secret ballot-based voting, purely electronic methods, and electronic voting machines.  Nonetheless, more often than not, elections employing these mechanisms are often disputed due to…