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by VengefulCynic
2322 days ago
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As an Iowan who has had the dubious pleasure of having used Shadow's software, I would like a lot of scrutiny directed at both Shadow and their software. I worked as a Precinct Captain for one of the Caucuses in Iowa last night, and I didn't personally have any issues. But I heard from colleagues who definitely did. Also, yesterday we got an email with a 7-page google doc instructing us on how to reset the browser caches on our phones to avoid issues with data carry-over from the Mock Caucuses that we had been holding. It's entirely possible that my ability to follow directions and my status as Not-an-Octegenarian-Caucus-Volunteer is all that kept me out of trouble. As a software guy, all I can say for sure is that I'm overwhelmingly grateful that we kept paper backups so we don't have to rely on this software. |
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Four days ago when the register dug into this they were refused access to test the app[1], they were not given mockups or any information about the UI[1], they weren't told who developed the app[1], they weren't told how the contract was given out to develop the app[1], they weren't told why the app was thought to be necessary[1], and they were told the app was verified by a third party testing firm but that who that was couldn't be disclosed[1].
Iowa moving forward with this app was extremely ill-advised and I'm actually rather sad that the register didn't raise more hell on receiving all these red flags.
1. A red flag...