Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

We here in the US like to believe that we're the gold standard for democracy. And yet, in recent years, much of the electorate has lost faith in the outcome of our elections. Many security researchers have found concerning vulnerabilities in our voting systems, and yet we have no evidence that those vulnerabilities have actually been exploited. Many people believe that people are voting multiple times or that ineligible people are voting, and yet study after study shows that voter fraud is nearly non-existent. How can we restore trust in our election results? What changes must we make to our election systems and processes to promote complete transparency and remove doubt? Today I'll dig deep into this complicated topic with Ben Adida, founder and Executive Director of VotingWorks. Interview Notes VotingWorks: https://www.voting.works/ Risk Limiting Audits with ARLO:  https://www.voting.works/risk-limiting-audits  Verified Voting, Verifier tool: https://verifiedvoting.org/verifier/  Ben’s PhD t