YoVDO

Securing Digital Democracy

Offered By: University of Michigan via Coursera

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Public Policy Courses Electronic Voting Courses Computer Security Courses Human Factors Courses

Course Description

Overview

In this course, you'll learn what every citizen should know about the security risks--and future potential — of electronic voting and Internet voting. We'll take a look at the past, present, and future of election technologies and explore the various spaces intersected by voting, including computer security, human factors, public policy, and more.

Syllabus

  • Voting as a Security Problem
    • Approaching voting problems with the security mindset
  • Computers at the Polls
    • Voting enters the computing age
  • Security Procedures and Voting Around the World
    • Methods for ensuring the security of democracy
  • Human Factors and Internet Voting
    • Users don't always behave as expected, even when voting
  • New Technology and Policy
    • Lessons learned

Taught by

J. Alex Halderman

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