Hacking Democracy : Trailer : Official

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Hacking Democracy Official Trailer The documentary, broadcast on HBO throughout November & December 2006, exposes the dangers of voting machines used during Americas mid term & presidential elections. Electronic voting machines count approximately 90% of Americas votes in county, state & federal elections. The technology is also increasingly being used across the world, including in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe & Latin America. Filmed over three years this exposé follows the investigations of a team of citizen activists & hackers as they take on the electronic voting industry, targeting the Diebold corporation. Hacking Democracy uncovers incendiary evidence from the trash cans of Texas to the ballot boxes of Ohio, exposing secrecy, votes in the trash, hackable software & election officials rigging the presidential recount. Ultimately proving our votes can be stolen without a trace Hacking Democracy culminates in the famous Hursti Hack; a duel between the Diebold voting machines and a computer hacker from Finland with Americas democracy at stake. http://hbo.com http://hackingdemocracy.com

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