Definitions
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- adjective Designed to prevent tampering or provide evidence of tampering.
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- adjective
resistant totampering
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Examples
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A section of Sequoia's Website was hacked overnight, and when the company realized what had happened, it took the site down and removed the 'intrusive content. 'n the wake of this latest PR nightmare for the company, as John Gideon pointed out last night, they've decided to mount a Campaign of Lies instead of simply allowing their' tamperproof 'e-voting systems to be examined by a third party.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Sequoia Voting Systems Website Hacked 2008
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VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Sequoia Voting Systems Website Hacked'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'A section of Sequoia\'s Website was hacked overnight, and when the company realized what had happened, it took the site down and removed the "intrusive content." n the wake of this latest PR nightmare for the company, as John Gideon pointed out last night, they\'ve decided to mount a Campaign of Lies instead of simply allowing their "tamperproof" e-voting systems to be examined by a third party.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Sequoia Voting Systems Website Hacked 2008
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But officials insist that the simple technology used in the machines make them tamperproof.
Security of India's electronic voting questioned Rama Lakshmi 2010
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That triggered a national scare and a huge recall, and eventually led to the widespread adoption of tamperproof packaging for over-the-counter drugs.
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But officials insist that the simple technology used in the machines make them tamperproof.
Security of India's electronic voting questioned Rama Lakshmi 2010
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The election commission reached an impasse on the day of the vote Thursday after the opposition, backed by international observers, demanded that votes be sent from individual polling stations by a satellite-based system believed to be tamperproof.
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Dear Heloise: When you are unpacking something (box, toys, appliances), slide off (do not cut) the sturdy nylon/plastic bands used to make the boxes tamperproof.
Hints From Heloise 2010
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The art of lock bumping was still in its infancy, and I knew of only two models—high-end BiLocks and Kwiksets—that were truly tamperproof.
AMERICAN SUBVERSIVE DAVID GOODWILLIE 2010
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The election commission reached an impasse on the day of the vote Thursday after the opposition, backed by international observers, demanded that votes be sent from individual polling stations by a satellite-based system believed to be tamperproof.
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The election commission reached an impasse on the day of the vote Thursday after the opposition, backed by international observers, demanded that votes be sent from individual polling stations by a satellite-based system believed to be tamperproof.
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