segunda-feira, janeiro 26, 2004

As urnas eletrônicas

Há uma certa alegria - para mim - em ver este tema tratado na imprensa estrangeira. Contudo, eu acho que ainda não tocaram no ponto correto: a perda de privacidade.

De qualquer forma, a matéria está bem escrita e merece a leitura. E, claro, quem diria que eu iria achar Leonel Brizola na Wired? Um adágio perfeito para isto seria: o passado encontra o futuro...

Wired News: For Brazil Voters, Machines Rule: "'For me, ideally you would have the printout as a backup,' said Adel Braga, a political aide in Porto Alegre with Brazil's Partido Democratico Trabalhista (Democratic Worker's Party). Unlike other political parties, the PDT still uses paper ballots for its internal elections, and its national leader, Leonel Brizola, has criticized the electronic voting machines, saying they can be manipulated.
Wobeto said the urnas aren't flawless, but they're a leap ahead of paper balloting, which corrupt political bosses found easy to foil. "