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Except you wouldn't use the blockchain to have control over their data", you'd use it for identity and verification. Facebook' #1 issue is fake news and Bot's.

by gjmacd 9y ago

Except you wouldn't use the blockchain to have control over their data", you'd use it for identity and verification. Facebook' #1 issue is fake news and Bot's. You can eliminate those problems entirely with a blockchain and smart contract that requires identity and proof of such.

cozicoolmail 9y ago
How would you prove identity on a blockchain? You'd be worse equipped than Facebook. Are you suggesting some entity verify folks who sign up for this distributed social network? Make an Ehtereum contract to do it? Either way, this sounds dubious at best.
- _betty_ 9y ago
  I think the idea is: * Website gives person a unique code to broadcast on the blockchain to prove they have control over that identity * 'Approved' services claim things publically about identities (eg age, allowed to drive) which others can use to verify claims What I don't get is: * how you know which 'approved' services to trust in the first place * why you'd want all of that information public * how it'd fix the original issue
  - JimmyAustin 9y ago
    You can treat the 'approved' services list using a whitelist, like a CA. The other issue is that none of this is necessary. If I want to prove to Person X that Gov Y says that I have property Z, why can't I just present a cryptographically signed certificate saying I have property X. You could even have a similar revocation list as CA.
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    - _betty_ 9y ago
      revocation seems easier with the blockchain. it just comes with too much other baggage to feel worth it.
wruza 9y ago
In other news, smart contracts eliminated cancer.
jakelazaroff 9y ago
> You can eliminate those problems entirely with a blockchain and smart contract that requires identity and proof of such. You don't think if the problem were that easy to solve, it would be solved already? Throwing blockchain in the mix gets Facebook nothing that it couldn't get today by just partnering with organizations can verify identities. Not to mention, the "fake news" issue isn't largely an identity issue — there are plenty of people and organizations willing to lie on their real accounts to further their sociopolitical agenda, and plenty more people who don't care if something's true so long as it confirms their existing viewpoints.
- gjmacd 8y ago
  It's as easy as requiring identity, just like you have to for your bank account or credit card information.
- gjmacd 8y ago
  It's as easy as requiring identity, just like you have to for your bank account or credit card information. They'd have to treat your FB account like your checking account.

by gjmacd 9y ago

cozicoolmail 9y ago

How would you prove identity on a blockchain? You'd be worse equipped than Facebook. Are you suggesting some entity verify folks who sign up for this distributed social network? Make an Ehtereum contract to do it? Either way, this sounds dubious at best.

_betty_ 9y ago
I think the idea is: * Website gives person a unique code to broadcast on the blockchain to prove they have control over that identity * 'Approved' services claim things publically about identities (eg age, allowed to drive) which others can use to verify claims What I don't get is: * how you know which 'approved' services to trust in the first place * why you'd want all of that information public * how it'd fix the original issue
- JimmyAustin 9y ago
  You can treat the 'approved' services list using a whitelist, like a CA. The other issue is that none of this is necessary. If I want to prove to Person X that Gov Y says that I have property Z, why can't I just present a cryptographically signed certificate saying I have property X. You could even have a similar revocation list as CA.
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  - _betty_ 9y ago
    revocation seems easier with the blockchain. it just comes with too much other baggage to feel worth it.

wruza 9y ago

In other news, smart contracts eliminated cancer.

jakelazaroff 9y ago

> You can eliminate those problems entirely with a blockchain and smart contract that requires identity and proof of such. You don't think if the problem were that easy to solve, it would be solved already? Throwing blockchain in the mix gets Facebook nothing that it couldn't get today by just partnering with organizations can verify identities. Not to mention, the "fake news" issue isn't largely an identity issue — there are plenty of people and organizations willing to lie on their real accounts to further their sociopolitical agenda, and plenty more people who don't care if something's true so long as it confirms their existing viewpoints.

gjmacd 8y ago
It's as easy as requiring identity, just like you have to for your bank account or credit card information.
gjmacd 8y ago
It's as easy as requiring identity, just like you have to for your bank account or credit card information. They'd have to treat your FB account like your checking account.