so, a little bit more about these seals. I am an engine mechanic for a small chain of truck stops, and what the seal appears to be is an old style Cambridge MPT series truck trailer seal.
It would be easy to mistakenly use these if you werent 'in the loop' as far as cargo shipping is concerned because theyre cheap and nobody in your wheelhouse complained about them. The problem is they are brittle, weather poorly, and as evidenced can easily be bypassed by shimming. Every MPT style seal can be bypassed with a soda bottle or pop can AFAIK.
the trucking industry has moved away from them for chain-of-custody purposes. What the voting machines should be using is the Cambridge PTS series or similar. Not only does it reveal tampering, but even tampering attempts will cause the plastic to turn white/red from stress.
if you really wanted to knock it out of the park: CT-PAT Bolt seals. in vitro locking with spin protection and ISO certified. These can get pricy though, and require bolt cutters to open when necessary.
It would be easy to mistakenly use these if you werent 'in the loop' as far as cargo shipping is concerned because theyre cheap and nobody in your wheelhouse complained about them. The problem is they are brittle, weather poorly, and as evidenced can easily be bypassed by shimming. Every MPT style seal can be bypassed with a soda bottle or pop can AFAIK.
the trucking industry has moved away from them for chain-of-custody purposes. What the voting machines should be using is the Cambridge PTS series or similar. Not only does it reveal tampering, but even tampering attempts will cause the plastic to turn white/red from stress.
if you really wanted to knock it out of the park: CT-PAT Bolt seals. in vitro locking with spin protection and ISO certified. These can get pricy though, and require bolt cutters to open when necessary.