Re: [Hampshire] Meeting this weekend

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Author: hantslug
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Meeting this weekend
On Saturday 06 Oct 2007 16:05, Andy Smith wrote:
> > The ring of trust mechanism at the heart of GPG, if done properly, is a
> > marvellous thing, but whose signature would you trust on a GPG key, if
> > you are using it to elect the government?
>
> The government's, probably.  We already trust them to issue all the
> paperwork that we already require for voting. :)


Erm... Do we??

I could name names of those who have been disenfrachised because the local
council made a real mess of the paperwork. :-( I don't even trust them as
far as I can see them, let alone further. But then I'm old and cynical. :-(

And no, I am not making a political comment, merely a comment on the frailties
of humanity.

Lisi