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Blockchain is the software algorithm behind
Bitcoin, and provides a mechanism for secure
digital transfer.
Beyond the high profile attempt to replace
money, it's already being used to secure money
transfers, trading and the like. It's not hackable,
at least not until true quantum computers.
Now
imagine each voting machine as a
blockchain register, and each register voter
receiving a token.
You would instantly know if the person had
already voted, and you would instantly know the
totals for each and every machine and for all
machines.
Sanders worried about Microsoft
http://www.msnbc.co...fluence-iowa-caucus
[theircompetitor, Jan 28 2016]
What is block chain
https://en.wikipedi...ck_chain_(database)
[theircompetitor, Jan 28 2016]
Follow my vote
https://followmyvot...end-to-end-process/
[theircompetitor, Jan 28 2016]
Using the Blockchain to Reinvent the Music Business
http://fortune.com/...7/blockchain-music/
[tatterdemalion, Jan 28 2016]
[link]
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I don't follow your third and fourth paragraphs; I think you
need to elaborate more. |
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Tagline while typing this: // I like this idea, only I think it
should be run by the government. // I thought it already
was… |
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So a handful of technocrats would understand how the machines work?...I'm not entirety certain this would eliminate fraud. Even if it is open source, you'd need some kind of review process to ensure that a trusted individual wasn't tweaking vote counts. |
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actually you would not, [tp]. You literally could withdraw
your vote see the total change, add it back. |
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[notexactly]. Your token is either with you or with the
voting machine -- there's no doubt as to who has it. The
total of votes in the voting machine is the total -- there's no
doubt to it (anymore than there would be for a bitcoin
balance). Etc. |
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oh, apparently being baked (see link) |
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The idea has merit. Blockchain could have many uses. See link regarding use in music distribution. |
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Hmm... how do these blockchain tokens get secured? Are
they physical tokens of some kind? Are they coded to an
individual somehow? I don't know that much about bitcoin
except that I don't have any. |
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Well perceived [Ian Tindale] re your link, it had already been a thing for some time however. As with the voting example I believe it is one of those cultural evolutionary paradigm things. Blockchain looks useful for lots of secure transaction oriented purposes. |
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