Hari Krishna Prasad Vemuru is the first and only Indian to be awarded with the Pioneer Award from Electronic Frontier Foundation.[1] He garnered media-attention after conducting the first independent security review of voting machines used in India's polls.[2][3] Prasad was jailed by Indian authorities when he sought to conduct an independent security review of India's e-voting process. His research uncovered flaws in the electronic voting machines which could easily give room for election rigging.[4]
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- ^ "Indian wins U.S. award for EVM security work". The Hindu. PTI. 23 October 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Man who questioned EVMs is back, says Election Commission's latest challenge a mistake". The Financial Express. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Security Analysis of India's Electronic Voting Machines" (PDF). 29 April 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Greenberg, Andy (27 August 2010). "Indian Researcher Who Showed E-Voting Security Flaws Jailed, Denied Bail, Charged With Theft". Forbes.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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