Blockchain isn't foolproof, and in fact could make cheating easier. Basically if a majority of all the computers that host ledgers agree with a result, then that result is considered "true".
But who controls the computers where the ledgers are stored?!
In theory, someone who controlled enough nodes in the network could forge an incorrect result and then force the rest of the network to accept it as "true".
We'd be replacing the Electoral College with computers. This is a nightmare.
The post offices run by liberal unions are going to host a server with only a single field guy in the regional office who has the slightest idea how to operate it? That doesn't sound ripe for fraud... Who is running the spyware/virus checks? Is the code 100% open source and reviewable? How do we verify the build isn't modified prior to installation?
Blockchain is cool, but there are so many problems left unsolved.
Blockchain isn't foolproof, and in fact could make cheating easier. Basically if a majority of all the computers that host ledgers agree with a result, then that result is considered "true".
But who controls the computers where the ledgers are stored?!
In theory, someone who controlled enough nodes in the network could forge an incorrect result and then force the rest of the network to accept it as "true".
We'd be replacing the Electoral College with computers. This is a nightmare.
Not necessarily.
The only national piece could be the national voter registry.
Then, each county's post office could host the ledger, along with the cities and counties and state.
Such fraud would be extremely easy to identify, and in litigation (inevitable in such a circumstance) the ledger could be verified.
The post offices run by liberal unions are going to host a server with only a single field guy in the regional office who has the slightest idea how to operate it? That doesn't sound ripe for fraud... Who is running the spyware/virus checks? Is the code 100% open source and reviewable? How do we verify the build isn't modified prior to installation?
Blockchain is cool, but there are so many problems left unsolved.