Cryptographers Held an Election. They Can’t Decrypt the Results. (www.nytimes.com)

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So secure was the annual contest to fill three director and four officer positions that when one trustee lost his cryptographic key to unlock the results, the error made it impossible.

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[-] sundray@lemmus.org 1 points 4 months ago

I've heard of secret ballots, but this is ridiculous!

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