Elon Musk reiterates 'anything can be hacked' as BJP leader defends India EVM

 

Elon Musk reiterates 'anything can be hacked' as BJP leader defends India EVM

Elon Musk said EVMs are at risk of hacking, prompting BJP Leaders to believe that Secure digital hardware is complete. Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday opposed tech giant Elon Musk's call to do away with electronic voting machines (EVMs) and noted that they are unsafe. Digital hardware is complete. Musk has sparked controversy over the security of EVMs, arguing that they should be removed due to the risk of being hacked by humans or intelligence.

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Chandrasekhar, who previously served as secretary of state for electronics and information technology in the administration, described Musk's claims as a "massive expansion" that doesn't know what's possible. Build secure digital hardware.

"This is a blanket that means no one can develop a secure digital device. This is not the case," wrote Chandrasekhar. The BJP leader said Musk's concern could be applied to countries using digital technologies to create voting machines, but not in India.

“Indian EVM is custom built, secure and isolated from any network or environment – ​​no tethering, no bluetooth, no wifi, no internet. So there is no way to enter. Chandrasekhar also gave advice on how to design and manufacture a secure electronic voting machine. "This is how electronic voting machines can be designed and manufactured in India. We would be happy to advise Elon."

Musk responded to Chandrasekhar: "Everything can be hacked."

Kennedy, who competed as an independent candidate in the US presidential elections, referred to Associated Press reports of "hundreds of invalid votes" and drew attention to the importance of documentation in detecting and correcting these problems. Fortunately, there is a way to find the problem and fix the vote. What happens in jurisdictions that do not have a paper route? Posted by RFK.

"American citizens need to know that each of their votes is counted, that their votes cannot be stolen, and that they have fair elections.