Hacking Democracy

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Hacking Democracy (2006)

Directed by Russell Michaels, Simon Ardizzone

“Is voting controlled by 100 million voters or one guy sitting in his grandmothers basement?”

Documentary, Crime · 1h 22m

Documentary film investigating allegations of election fraud during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Electronic voting machines count approximately 90% of America's votes in county, state and federal elections. The technology is also increasingly being used across the world, including in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Latin America. The film uncovers incendiary evidence from the trash cans of Texas to the ballot boxes of Ohio, exposing secrecy, votes in the trash, hackable software and 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 America's democracy at stake.

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Cast

James Naughton Narrator
B
Bev Harris Self Harri Hursti Self
M
Mark Radke Self
I
Ion Sancho Self
A
Andy Stephenson Self

Crew

Director
Russell Michaels, Simon Ardizzone

Details

Release date
2006-11-02
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Public Interest Pictures, Teale-Edwards Productions