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		INTPenis on Oct 18, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Seals Used to Protect Voting Machines Can Be Opene... They're simply tamper seals. Not padlocks. Payment terminals have the same thing. You're only supposed to detect tampering, there is no way to stop tampering when the system is local. Do Vice not understand this simple principle?

sebtoast on Oct 18, 2018 [–]

Maybe you already know this but some padlocks can be easily opened using the same shimming technique.

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