Today on THE #Bitcoin Podcast I’m speaking with nostr:npub1u8um5vstlax9p60644zygvhc7w5mkzfyhwyvj453l3j7l9mrf5rspnc3c3 about TrueVote.
TrueVote is an open-source solution for tamper-proof ballot data, built on Bitcoin, opentimestamps, and #Nostr
Here’s the white paper: https://truevote.org/TrueVote.pdf
What questions do you have for Brett?
How can unique humans be authenticated without an oracle such as state ID?
I had an idea like this years ago, and people boo’ed me for ‘trusting blockchain tech (or any tech) with voting.’ I suppose the question I would have is if Bitcoin is pseudonymous, how would you prevent voter fraud (like dead people being given a vote) or what blind-spots or dangers do you see to this system?
It looks like the whitepaper says ID will be outsourced. I don't see another way to identify unique humans.
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I was wondering when decentralized bitcoin tech would find its way to voting.
I noticed the hard problem (which I think is fundamentally hard and simply requires physical processes) is out of scope: "Voter registration and identity verification is a separate process and is outside the scope of this document." I think that is right.
Wondering if they can make the development into a flywheel compounding production by using the voting itself.
