TL;DR
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The Freedom Instrument is a safe and nameless electoral voting system that makes use of zk-proofs to eradicate fraud, miscounts, tampering, and voter suppression.
Full Story
We simply realized a couple of new option to solid votes in elections that may very well be — dare we are saying it — world altering.
We’re speaking zk-proofs, used for voting.
Which sounds weird! However right here’s the factor:
Zk-proofs enable blockchains to validate info, with out really seeing the entire info. (It’s bizarre).
Like, a zk-proof would be capable to validate your age is above 21, with out having to reveal your precise age or birthday.
Right here’s the way it’d work with elections:
The challenge is named ‘The Freedom Instrument,’ and the essential gist of it’s {that a} one-time passport scan is taken, guaranteeing two issues:
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Every voter is eligible
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They’re given just one vote
Then, as soon as the voter is on the sales space, zk-proofs confirm their eligibility and vote rely → the vote is solid, and printed publicly (all with out exposing any of the voter’s private info).
This new system boasts a BUNCH of cool new options/outcomes, together with however not restricted to:
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Repeat or fraudulent votes can be unattainable.
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People would be capable to vote wherever/anytime, making a variety of voter suppression techniques redundant.
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Human interplay can be faraway from the electoral course of, stopping potential miscounts and tampering.
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As a result of all votes can be printed on the blockchain, outcomes may very well be proven in actual time.
(The phrase ‘world altering’ doesn’t really feel all too misplaced now, proper?)