System Security

For a long time, smart people have tried to build voting machines that no attacker can tamper with. Concepts for this usually integrate strong cryptographic mechanisms that allow the voting authority to verify the identity of the voter. Unfortunately, most of these proposals are extremely complicated and require the user to install special software on their PC, follow non-trivial processes and to manage cryptographic keys. Yet, even these tools do not guarantee perfect security: shit just happens.

Adhocracy values access and usability over ultimate security. Since the goal is to structure a debate and not to command an army, the focus, instead, is on creating tools that will make it more obvious when shit starts happening. The core principle of this, an idea called Soft Security, demands that Adhocracy should keep you informed about your past actions and the way in which polling results come about.