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“The tipping point for e-voting fraud, I think, will be when they realize it's cheaper to hire hackers than to buy campaign ads.”

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Matt Blaze
Matt Blaze

Matt Blaze is a renowned cryptographer whose research spans the fields of cryptography theory, secure protocols, and cryptanalysis. His contributions to the field of cryptography, particularly in the design of secure encryption systems, have had a profound impact on the development of modern cryptography. more

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