Estonia to Elect Politicians Using Mobile Phones

In 2011, Estonians will be able to elect their representatives using cellphones, writes Gizmodo.

Raul Kaidro, who is the spokesman of the SK Certification Center in Estonia, says that it will be easy and secure: The voters will just need to previously obtain a free authorized chip. This chip will have an encrypted digital signature, which will allow them to identify themselves and vote using a text message.

The mobile voting will not be the only way to vote: It will be an additional method to online and on-site voting, all of them connected to a central database for instant identification and registration of the vote.

Image from Vilhelmkonnander.

emily | 9:52 AM | SMS and Politics |
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