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Not sure what this solves. I'm a huge proponent of Bitcoin/Blockchain, but how is this a better solution than say, one centralized national database? Blockchai
by bobbygoodlatte 10y ago
Not sure what this solves. I'm a huge proponent of Bitcoin/Blockchain, but how is this a better solution than say, one centralized national database?
Blockchains are useful in situations where centralized trust can't be established or would be less valuable. If you can't trust the government that's running the election process, how would a blockchain solve that?
Too many blockchain proposals just boil down to building a slow, expensive to maintain database.
- colordrops 10y agoTrust in the government is not a given. They must earn trust through public support, which is why propaganda and PR are such power government tools used to change what the public supports. With a blockchain, you don't have to trust the government at all, since it is public and very difficult to tamper with. If they do not comply with the outcome in the blockchain, the public outcry will cause severe upheaval. To not comply with less secure voting systems, they can just tamper with it to change the outcome.
- Taek 10y agoYou can fix that in other ways. Governments are inherently centralized. If you are voting, well that vote is meaningless without a government to enforce the results. There are cheaper ways to get transparency than a blockchain I think.