Thank you for the question.
Yes, security is certainly a major argument against online voting. Certainly a lot of jurisdictions that have looked at implementing it have delayed or stalled or not moved ahead with pilot projects because of concerns around security, but Internet voting has been used in numerous jurisdictions now in the world. I think there are over 20 jurisdictions. The biggest concern reported from authorities that have well-entrenched programs—such as Estonia, for example, which is the only country to deploy Internet voting in a national election—is they're more concerned about perceptions of security and how that might hurt things as opposed to actual attacks. I think what you find when you do surveys, particularly in countries like Canada that have high Internet penetration rates, is that the public is very accepting of the Internet and they want to see more and more services online.
I was recently attending a conference where someone suggested that even if there was an issue, just as there are issues with online banking, people continue to bank online. I'm not supporting that or saying it's right, but there seems to be an expectation among citizens today that we should have services online and that those other concerns should be mitigated.