One of the reasons I'm skeptical of the practicality of e2e verifiable voting schemes is that every system proposed so far is fragile. A single mishap can result in an unverifiable election (and, in worst-case scenarios like this, one in which you can't even determine the winner). https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/world/cryptography-group-lost-election-results.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3E8.74C_.SICy5vdD0N3Y&smid=url-share

@SteveBellovin the peope who think swastikas aren’t hate symbols want a list of Jews, in order to protect Jews. Naturally.

Just got another flurry of shouty mentions, replying to a post from several weeks ago, complaining about my lack of content warnings on “political” topics.

Sorry, no. This may be a norm on some instances and in some communities, but it isn’t in mine. And politics, law, and policy comprises a significant fraction of my work and interests.

There are more powerful and effective tools for controlling what you read here than scolding strangers for failing to follow imaginary rules.