>Hi all
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>There was a show here yesterday that was discussing the GEMS database. This is apparently the system used to tabulate voting in parts of the US.
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>The guest claims the system, (written in Access of all things), has severe security problems. Is it just me, or shouldn't something this sensitive be housed in SQL Server?
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>Apparently all one needs to access ;) this database is a telephone number.
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>The guest claimed that he obtained the phone number via the freedom of information act.
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>The guest quoted a university professor as saying if his students brought this system to him for review they'd have gotten a failing grade.
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>This should curl your hair, even if you're not an American.
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>http://www.ejfi.org/Voting/Voting-30.htm

Yep, but I used a 1 digit code to access our state's central database.<g>