Hari Prasad Vemuru - Jailed By India Honored By Us

[paampachak]

Indian wins U.S. award for EVM security work

Hari Krishna Prasad Vemuru revealed security flaws in EVMs. Mr. Prasad is the first Indian to receive the prestigious award

The San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a leading civil liberties group, will confer the 2010 Pioneer Award on researcher Hari Prasad, who was recently released on bail after having been jailed for his security work on electronic voting machines.

“Hari Krishna Prasad Vemuru is a security researcher in India who recently revealed security flaws in India's paperless electronic voting machines. He has endured jail time, repeated interrogations, and ongoing political harassment to conduct the first independent security review of India's electronic voting system,” said an EFF statement.

“Prasad spent a year trying to convince election officials to complete such a review, but they insisted that the government-made machines were ‘perfect' and ‘tamperproof.' “Instead of blindly accepting the government's claim, Prasad's international team discovered serious flaws that could alter national election results.

“Prasad hopes to help his country build a transparent and verifiable voting system,” the statement said. The EFF's Pioneer Awards recognise leaders who are extending freedom and innovation on the electronic frontier.

First Indian

Mr. Prasad is the first Indian to receive the prestigious award.

 

[chandra916]

 

Indian wins U.S. award for EVM security work

Hari Krishna Prasad Vemuru revealed security flaws in EVMs. Mr. Prasad is the first Indian to receive the prestigious award

The San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a leading civil liberties group, will confer the 2010 Pioneer Award on researcher Hari Prasad, who was recently released on bail after having been jailed for his security work on electronic voting machines.

“Hari Krishna Prasad Vemuru is a security researcher in India who recently revealed security flaws in India's paperless electronic voting machines. He has endured jail time, repeated interrogations, and ongoing political harassment to conduct the first independent security review of India's electronic voting system,” said an EFF statement.

“Prasad spent a year trying to convince election officials to complete such a review, but they insisted that the government-made machines were ‘perfect' and ‘tamperproof.' “Instead of blindly accepting the government's claim, Prasad's international team discovered serious flaws that could alter national election results.

“Prasad hopes to help his country build a transparent and verifiable voting system,” the statement said. The EFF's Pioneer Awards recognise leaders who are extending freedom and innovation on the electronic frontier.

First Indian

Mr. Prasad is the first Indian to receive the prestigious award.

 

EVM's are manufactured by BEL anukunta kadha....BEL is under ministry of defense so tampering ante nammalem maya....

[ravula]

Good job Khangress

[KukkaSekharaGajji]

EVM's are manufactured by BEL anukunta kadha....BEL is under ministry of defense so tampering ante nammalem maya....

there are no holy cows here

why cant we be more secure and better

btw,ecil di product

ippudu andaru chesthunnaaru.. bel,ecil

[mettastar]

Iyane anukunta TV9 lo chupinchadu.. ela manipulate cheyacho..

[chandra916]

without opening EVM tamper cheyalem kadha...

[mettastar]

without opening EVM tamper cheyalem kadha...

Ya anukunta.. kani gurthuledu ayana etla chesado

[SirVaadu]

GP

[chandra916]

Ya anukunta.. kani gurthuledu ayana etla chesado

he opened the device and replaced the candidated list chip......