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What exactly does the blockchain part of the voting app provide here? Are there any details known about how this is supposed to work, especially how to ensure t
by fabian2k 8y ago
What exactly does the blockchain part of the voting app provide here? Are there any details known about how this is supposed to work, especially how to ensure that votes are actually anonymous in this case?
And using facial recognition to make sure the right person votes just sounds like it'll end up either trivially exploitable or just cause many legitimate people to be denied as their faces can't be matched.
What exactly is wrong with voting by mail? It's pretty easy to do, and it ensures anonymity by wrapping two envelopes inside each other.
- DonHopkins 8y ago>What exactly does the blockchain part of the voting app provide here? It was essential for bilking investors out of $2.4 million. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/smartphone-voting-is-coming-just-in-time-for-midterms-voatz https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/smartphone-voting-is... >“A HORRIFICALLY BAD IDEA”: SMARTPHONE VOTING IS COMING, JUST IN TIME FOR THE MIDTERMS >A Boston-based start-up promises to let West Virginians vote via app. Critics call it “the Theranos of voting.” >Enter Voatz. With a name reminiscent of a plot device in Idiocracy, Voatz is a mobile election-voting-software start-up that wants to let you vote from your phone.
- wmgries 8y agoThe blockchain part of the voting app provides a buzzword.
- monocasa 8y agoAlso, doesn't facial recognition historically have worse accuracy with people of color?