Estonian online voting system source code

Estonia publishes the code behind its internet voting. Transparency is great, but is open source enough to trust online voting?

32 sparks · 17 comments

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not sure I buy the hype around the Estonian voting source code - the details matter here

Kabir Khan · 8 likes

fair, but I'd wait for more data before deciding

Honestly, Estonia’s voting source code is more interesting than I expected.

I’ve been following Estonia’s voting source code for a while, and the details keep surprising me.

Maya Putri · 0 likes

lol my cat would have done a better job

My take on Estonia’s voting source code: the cost side matters more than people say.

good point. though the cost side is still unclear

as someone who works with this stuff, the Estonian voting source code is not as simple as the headline says, curious what others think

Kabir Khan · 1 likes

I thought the same until I actually tried it

Tbh, Estonia’s voting source code matters to regular people more than experts sometimes admit.

good point. though the cost side is still unclear

good point. though the cost side is still unclear

I tried to explain the Estonian voting source code to my dad and failed miserably, but I could be wrong

this is the comment I was looking for

ngl that made me laugh out loud

Small teams may feel the effects of Estonia’s voting source code before larger organizations do.

Emir Kaya · 0 likes

me reading this at 2am instead of sleeping