pizza_lord (OP)
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March 15, 2014, 01:35:03 AM |
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Can bitcoin technology be used to end election fraud globally?
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Even in the event that an attacker gains more than 50% of the network's
computational power, only transactions sent by the attacker could be
reversed or double-spent. The network would not be destroyed.
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DieJohnny
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March 15, 2014, 01:36:03 AM |
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roslinpl
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March 15, 2014, 02:05:42 AM |
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Can bitcoin technology be used to end election fraud globally?
and how come you imagine it is possible? |
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drrussellshane
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March 15, 2014, 02:09:09 AM |
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Nah, it might make the vote harder to rig.
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corebob
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March 15, 2014, 02:12:21 AM |
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Definitely.
It is far superior to any existing centralized systems.
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Bit_Happy
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March 15, 2014, 02:47:12 AM |
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Maybe an altcoin, BTC has enough bloating the blockchain already.
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pizza_lord (OP)
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March 15, 2014, 06:15:20 AM |
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Maybe an altcoin, BTC has enough bloating the blockchain already.
I didnt say bitcoin, I said bitcoin tech. Specifically blockchain tech. Obviously it would need its own blockchain. |
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tzortz
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March 15, 2014, 06:16:58 AM |
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Cool idea, but difficult to implement.
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Bit_Happy
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March 15, 2014, 06:46:27 AM |
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It might be more fair than some of the current voting machines.
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March 15, 2014, 06:50:47 AM |
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Definitely, although implemented in a different fashion.
It is perfect to use as a voting mechanism.
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MWD64
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March 15, 2014, 06:51:18 AM |
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Anyone who still believes in voting hasn't fully embraced where the Blockchain is headed.
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March 15, 2014, 07:00:13 AM |
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Anyone who still believes in voting hasn't fully embraced where the Blockchain is headed.
Care to elaborate? |
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MWD64
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March 15, 2014, 08:35:26 AM |
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Anyone who still believes in voting hasn't fully embraced where the Blockchain is headed.
Care to elaborate? All governments exist by theft, fraud, murder, and a fiat "we do what we want" mentality. Plus they do a very small number of things that are considered "services." These services usually amount to registering things, keeping records of things, etc. These services also justify all the theft, fraud, murder, and a fiat "we do what we want" mentality to many people. Every "service" that governments claim to need a monopoly on can now be done with the blockchain, with far less waste, cheaper, quicker, and more securely and non-arguably with the blockchain. MWD |
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March 15, 2014, 10:05:00 AM |
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I have seen voting work using the blockchain.
Though I have not implemented it in such a way as to be used in a current government type of election.
That is the past.
See my sig.
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March 15, 2014, 10:13:42 AM |
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Yes, absolutely. There are several ways to go about this.
We are working on implementing a voting system directly into the DigiByte wallet. Votes will be broadcast through the block-chain and tallied in the next block for everyone to see. This is how we want to gauge what to work on next for development. True community decisions.
Now if we could figure out out to combine this with a decentralized exchange.... life would be perfect. If anyone would like to work on this we have a few ideas we have been kicking around. We have an idea to use the wallet as a background escrow for a decentralized market. Think we figured out how to do it with BTC/DGB. But how would you do decentralized with FIAT? ... Would be ripe for abuse. But yes, block chain in theory could be used to register votes for a general election.
Best part is anyone could audit the chain and verify the votes were cast as prescribed. Hell the more I think about this it is a great idea. Only problem is how would you keep people from voting multiple times?
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S4VV4S
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March 15, 2014, 10:23:59 AM |
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The blockchain is a good idea when it comes to voting but heres a question:
Would you like the world to know what you are voting on?
Because for this to happen then obviously instead of a BTC address you would need to have real citizens IDs.
So would it work?
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BitcoinTate
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March 15, 2014, 10:26:04 AM |
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The blockchain is a good idea when it comes to voting but heres a question:
Would you like the world to know what you are voting on?
Because for this to happen then obviously instead of a BTC address you would need to have real citizens IDs.
So would it work?
This is a valid point. Is there a way to verify people only vote once without revealing their identity? |
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DeeSome
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March 15, 2014, 10:36:03 AM |
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It's a noble thought and the tech itself would be pretty much secure HOWEVER just google UK postal vote fraud, namely the head of household of certain cultures voting for a whole family and also registering false tenants for voting which is very common in certain "culturally enriched" parts of Britain.
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S4VV4S
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March 15, 2014, 11:00:12 AM |
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The blockchain is a good idea when it comes to voting but heres a question:
Would you like the world to know what you are voting on?
Because for this to happen then obviously instead of a BTC address you would need to have real citizens IDs.
So would it work?
This is a valid point. Is there a way to verify people only vote once without revealing their identity? Actually you can more or less. Replace the citizen's ID with a member ID. For this to work then it would have to be regulated. Do you trust regulations? I can probably write such an app if I had something to gain from it, but I don't. I don't trust poly-tics! |
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