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One man, one chip, one vote!
Estonia is to become the first country to allow citizens to vote via mobile phone.
In this unprecedented move, the Estonian Government aims to allow its citizens to vote via text message for the 2011 parliamentary election. It was only last year that Estonians were enabled to cast Internet ballots. In this new strive to 'digitise democracy’; citizens will be supplied with a free authorised chip, working to verify the users identity before any vote can be cast.
Of course the word that will currently be screaming from your lips is 'Securrrrity'? However Estonian officials seem convinced of the technologies safety. More...