Only smartphones that support the necessary security requirements can run the Voatz app. These requirements include support for biometric authentication and running the latest version of the operating system, among others. The Voatz app takes advantage of the capabilities of the supported smartphones, which can detect whether the operating system has been tampered with (e.g. an operation known as “rooted” or a “jailbreak”).
The Voatz app does not permit a voter to vote if the operating system has been compromised.
The Voatz platform employs multiple layers of security (including malware detection and end-to-end encryption) to detect whether an operating system has been tampered with and to prevent a compromised device from submitting a ballot.
For more details, take a look at the mobile security documents listed in the Additional Resources section at the bottom of this page.