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Why Electronic Voting Is Still A Bad Idea
Tom Scott · 11 HN recommenders · 11 recommendation months
Recommended by 11 Hacker News commenters across 11 months (2020–2026).
About this video
“Why Electronic Voting Is Still A Bad Idea” is catalogued as a explainer from Tom Scott. Its recorded topics are Security & hacking, US politics & elections, and Cryptography, with tags such as e-voting, election security, tom scott, and paper ballots. These labels offer a subject map for the video; they do not provide a transcript or establish details beyond the public export. This guide uses catalog metadata and Hacker News stance counts rather than repeating the source summary.
Audience fit: people exploring Security & hacking, US politics & elections, and Cryptography may find it relevant. The source classifies its format as explainer and its level as general; those labels describe catalog intent, not guaranteed prerequisites or a specific teaching style. Review the video itself for details before using it as a reference.
Discussion snapshot: the export records 20 comments from 11 distinct recommenders over 11 months between 2020 and 2026. Its 20 available labels count 9 contextual references, 7 recommendations, 4 strong recommendations, 0 critical mentions, and 0 jokes. Recommendation labels are more common than contextual references in this snapshot. No mention in this snapshot is classified as critical. This describes the available labels and should not be read as proof of unanimous agreement. These counts describe roles assigned to comments; they do not measure factual correctness or video quality. Each Hacker News item below links to its source comment for the full exchange.
Recorded details: the source lists Tom Scott as the channel or speaker. Runtime is not included in this export. A verified YouTube publication date is not included. The first and last years above refer to Hacker News mentions, not the video's release year. No duration or release year has been guessed.
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- Tom Scott
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- 2020–2026
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
These concise summaries are generated from real comment text, thread titles, and stance labels. They do not reproduce comment wording; the original comment stays on Hacker News.
The commenter uses the video as context in “Internet voting is insecure and should not be used in public elections”, connecting it with electronic, paper, voting, and always.
The a strong recommendation in “US companies, consumers are paying for tariffs, not foreign firms” is tied to electronic, excellent, explanation, and follow-up; the linked thread preserves the original comment and its full context.
The a recommendation in “Brazilian hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into the 2022 voting system” is tied to idea, electronic, voting, and digital; the linked thread preserves the original comment and its full context.