3032 () ☭ Far-Left Media ☭ posted 162 days ago by Republic2024 162 days ago by Republic2024 +3032 / -0 87 comments share 87 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (87) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 16 ▼ – Andthen 16 points 162 days ago +16 / -0 Poll watchers and that’s about the best you can do permalink save report block reply ▲ 22 ▼ – BillGateCanSuckIt 22 points 162 days ago +22 / -0 Blockchain is a consensus system. Real time counting. It's 2020 and we still can't count correctly, demand better voting systems permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 9 ▼ – Cyrus 9 points 162 days ago +9 / -0 This is what I don't understand either. How can I encrypt something so that no one in my lifetime can ever decrypt it, but for an election we still have no idea what the fuck we are doing. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 13 ▼ – DaveyBrockett 13 points 162 days ago +13 / -0 It's almost as if it were intentional... permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Toohershat 1 point 162 days ago +1 / -0 Would you be concerned about a 51% attack on a blockchain system? permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – BillGateCanSuckIt 2 points 162 days ago +2 / -0 No. Without shilling options, there are proven ways to prevent this. There are also proven ways to maintain voting privacy but make it verifiable. Think zk-snark technology. permalink parent save report block reply
Poll watchers and that’s about the best you can do
Blockchain is a consensus system. Real time counting. It's 2020 and we still can't count correctly, demand better voting systems
This is what I don't understand either. How can I encrypt something so that no one in my lifetime can ever decrypt it, but for an election we still have no idea what the fuck we are doing.
It's almost as if it were intentional...
Would you be concerned about a 51% attack on a blockchain system?
No. Without shilling options, there are proven ways to prevent this.
There are also proven ways to maintain voting privacy but make it verifiable. Think zk-snark technology.