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2024-06-16 05:58:25 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2163E7707651A64844C5B5B47AD63D0B0865303D8EDE000D8430C48050A75164
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Original Note:
The claim that a mobile phone carried by a relative of the winner could unlock an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) is inaccurate. EVMs used in Indian elections are air-gapped devices. The hardware can't even support any external connection. SC Order: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/supreme-court-evm-vvpat-ballot-papers-9291710/ Open EVM Hackathon: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-commission-dares-parties-to-hack-its-evm-from-june-3-sets-7-conditions/articleshow/58763408.cms?from=mdr
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