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Videos of this years #VotingVillage talks should be up in the next week or so, AV gods willing.
A couple people asked about my my "Intro to Election Security" slides. They don't make complete sense without the talk, but for the impatient, here they are:
https://www.mattblaze.org/papers/vv2026-blaze.pdf -
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For those who couldn't join us at the #VotingVillage at #DEFCON33 earlier this month, videos of all the talks are online in this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLltrHIXltfGLotq79TBgIK9QK4O29Z2FF
We had a great program covering a wide range of topics on the theory and practice of US election security.
I'll post a few highlights of more general interest in the thread that follows.
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A couple notes: The room audio on the first day was abysmal because the LV Convention Center failed to enable the room speakers. (Sigh.) So if you were there and had trouble hearing, the recorded audio in the videos is much better!
There's an additional talk video in the playlist at the end, provided by a speaker who was unable to obtain a visa to attend in person (double sigh).
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These are just a few selected highlights. We had a great (if exhausting) time putting on the Village this year, and we hope you find the program interesting and helpful, whether you joined us in person or online.
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Prof. Michael Specter on practical vulnerabilities in deployed mobile voting systems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BgAW-uxXYA&list=PLltrHIXltfGLotq79TBgIK9QK4O29Z2FF&index=18
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A new, simple attack against the Dominion ICX ballot-marking device, with Drew Springall, Philip Davis, and Marilyn Marks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYL8X2SQIpU&list=PLltrHIXltfGLotq79TBgIK9QK4O29Z2FF&index=14
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Philip Stark, professor of statistics at UC Berkeley, talked about Risk-Limiting Audits, probably the most important advance in securing elections of this century.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI07TS5kQkU&list=PLltrHIXltfGLotq79TBgIK9QK4O29Z2FF&index=8
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Turing Award winner Ron Rivest (yes, the "R" in RSA) talked about "Software Independence" for evidence-based elections.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31joiscFlUw&list=PLltrHIXltfGLotq79TBgIK9QK4O29Z2FF&index=7&
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The Hon. Deborah Bowen, the former California Secretary of State behind the 2007 "Top To Bottom Review" of the state's election technology, gave a keynote describing her experiences introducing transparency into voting systems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjwYf3TsQwU&list=PLltrHIXltfGLotq79TBgIK9QK4O29Z2FF&index=5
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It was a great program, and we're proud of every talk, but here are a few highlights of general interest.
I kicked us off with a general overview of the technical problems (and solutions) in making elections trustworthy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzRSA_VDsdc&list=PLltrHIXltfGLotq79TBgIK9QK4O29Z2FF&index=2
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Videos of the talks at #VotingVillage 2025 (held at @defcon 33) are now up on our YouTube channel! Here's a full playlist of all 20 talks:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLltrHIXltfGLotq79TBgIK9QK4O29Z2FF
I think I'm supposed to tell you to "like and subscribe", but really, just enjoy.
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Thanks to everyone - speakers, attendees, volunteers - who participated in a terrific #VotingVillage at @defcon last weekend! I think it may have been our best event yet.
A few audio glitches have delayed some of the sessions, but I expect we'll have the videos of all the talks up on our YouTube channel in a week or so. Watch this space for links.
Now I will take a long post-conference nap.
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We are pleased to announce the final* schedule of talks for the 2025 Symposium on Election Security at the DEF CON Voting Village, August 8-10, in quiet, sleepy Las Vegas.
Hope to see you there!
https://www.mattblaze.org/papers/VV2025-schedule.pdf
* -subject to change
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Nation’s best #hackers found #vulnerabilities in #votingmachines — but no time to fix them
Hackers at #DEFCON identified vulnerabilities in #voting machines used in #US #election2024, but fixes are unlikely to be implemented before Nov 5, organizers said. "#VotingVillage" event held away from the main conference floor due to security concerns, drew #election officials and cybersecurity experts. Organizers plan to release a detailed report on the vulnerabilities found.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/12/hackers-vulnerabilities-voting-machines-elections-00173668 -
The #votingvillage has a full slate of cool events for #defcon32. You should stop by.
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CW: Long thread/6
#5yrsago #ModernMonetaryTheory: why government spending isn’t like household checkbooks https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/09/26/651948323/episode-866-modern-monetary-theory
#5yrsago #Defcon #VotingVillage report shows that hacking #VotingMachines takes less time than voting https://defcon.org/images/defcon-26/DEF CON 26 voting village report.pdf
#1yrago Maintaining #monopolies with the #cloud: Microsoft, Oracle and other cloud giants use their #TermsOfService to prevent competition https://pluralistic.net/2022/09/28/other-peoples-computers/#clouded-over
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All the videos for the 2023 #DEFCON #VotingVillage main stage are now up (with proper subtitles) on our YouTube channel:
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OK, here we go! Starting at 2100 EDT (that's 9pm), we'll be streaming the #DEFCON #VotingVillage main stage talks from last Friday-Saturday on the Voting Village YouTube channel.
For technical reasons, the two days of talks will stream in real time one after the other, and then be available for replay on demand.
Our YouTube channel can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@defconvotingvillage/streams , and wherever Internets are sold.
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The #defcon video team interviews @harrihursti about the #defcon31 #votingvillage.