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Why? And even if there is a good reason this does not work because you can not prove that you actually were at the location you encoded into the block chain.
by danbruc 12y ago
Why? And even if there is a good reason this does not work because you can not prove that you actually were at the location you encoded into the block chain.
- charleyhine 12y agoWhy? Wanted a decentralized database of memorable places I've visited. Proof? The key pair signing the transaction proves it originated from this service. HTML5 geolocation data could be incorrect in the same way a Foursquare check-in doesn't prove one is actually at a given venue.
- danbruc 12y agoBut why put it into the block chain instead of a database?
- tg3 12y agoMy guess would be the decentralized nature of it. Even if this service goes away (like Foursquare could), your check-ins with service won't (at least until the blockchain dies, which is presumably longer than an individual company).
- danbruc 12y agoI thought of that, too, but then - with bitcoin still in its infancy and far from sure to survive the next five years - I think that a cloud service is a far safer bet than the block chain. Or just have your own database on the site hosting the website.