Electronic voting ‘open to abuse’

THE results of a new electronic voting system, set to be used in all future elections, could be altered by rogue hackers, two prominent computer scientists have warned.

Computer scientists Margaret McGaley and J Paul Gibson, from NUI Maynooth, have prepared a report claiming the new system is potentially open to abuse and attack.

The report also claims that the new hi-tech system lacks the necessary safeguards to ensure nothing has been tampered with, among other numerous security concerns.