Hacking Democracy debuts on HBO despite Diebold's protests
HBO this evening premiered a new documentary film, "Hacking Democracy" that takes a look at electronic voting machines and the ease in which they can be tampered with to change election results:
As for Diebold, though, they won't rest until every municipality in America uses their proprietary software and systems. Because it's not who votes that counts. It's who - and what - that counts the votes.
Electronic voting machines count about 87% of the votes cast in America today. But are they reliable? Are they safe from tampering? From a current congressional hearing to persistent media reports that suggest misuse of data and even outright fraud, concerns over the integrity of electronic voting are growing by the day. And if the voting process is not secure, neither is America's democracy. The timely, cautionary documentary HACKING DEMOCRACY exposes gaping holes in the security of America's electronic voting system.The film of course has a focus on Diebold, and unsurprisingly the company is not happy about the way it's portrayed. The company had called for the documentary to be pulled - to no avail. HBO has refused to put up with Diebold's nonsense. As its spokesman noted:
"We stand by the film," said Jeff Cusson, a spokesman for HBO, which is a unit of Time Warner Inc.Cusson is most likely absolutely correct.
"We have no intention of withdrawing it from our schedule. It appears that the film Diebold is responding to is not the film HBO is airing."
As for Diebold, though, they won't rest until every municipality in America uses their proprietary software and systems. Because it's not who votes that counts. It's who - and what - that counts the votes.
