Voatz is also sketchy on details relating to its use of blockchain technology, making it unclear whether it offers a specific advantage over standard databases. “With all the servers in the custody of the vendor, a dishonest vendor could do anything they want to the results,” warned Marian K. Schneider, president of the U.S. advocacy group Verified Voting.
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Blockchain servers are typically not in the possession of any one owner or entity. It’s part of the reason why it’s so secure, along with the decryption difficulty.
Also, this sort of thing would be somewhat easy to detect. Your State and local Secretary of State or Board of Electors should have a system of creating secret dummy sample voters for which the vote records can be pulled after the counts to verify matching votes. In fact, this would be a good method for error checking as well as for catching fraud.
Wish I had your knowledge so as to speak to the tech end.
Right now I’m having a hard time just trying to keep the FACTS of this policy straight. The knee jerk reactions are ridiculous.
Note, I’m not for OR against this yet. I’m waiting to see what tech savvy FReepers like you say.