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In reply to the discussion: If you believe Russia hacked our voting machines but didnt change votes, [View all]mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)As in, these databases are 'part of the internet' ... they are networked in, if you will ... thus making them vulnerable.
Whereas actual voting machines are almost certainly NOT. I think it would be a major breach of security protocol if they were, put it that way.
That doesn't mean they cannot be 'hacked' in some sense, but it does means it has to happen via people in direct proximity to the physical machines at some stage (could be before, or immediately after, the actual voting).
But 'hacking' the actual machines involves risk that's orders of magnitude above that of hacking registration DB's.
Bottom-line, assuming that if Voter Reg databases can be hacked it necessarily means voting MACHINES can be ... is just wrong. It's like arguing your microwave could be hacked ... just because your laptop could be hacked.