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Blockchain Voting @infosec.pub cyph3rPunk @infosec.pub Charles on Selective Disclosure Regimes using Midnight
Hosky speaks at length about selective disclosure regimes using Midnight.
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Blockchain Voting @infosec.pub cyph3rPunk @infosec.pub Blockchain is a terrible idea for elections, actually.
Using blockchain for voting could be risky, as the technology could introduce “new vulnerabilities” to elections, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
While some organizations have argued that blockchain-based systems would make elections more secure and easier to audit, “there might be added points of attack that could compromise elections,” the report said.
“We talked to a number of experts who all indicated that they did not believe blockchain was the magic bullet answer for making voting systems more secure,” Karen Howard, the GAO’s director of Science, Technology Assessment and Analytics, told Protocol.
The GAO report, titled “Blockchain: Emerging Technology Offers Benefits for Some Applications but Faces C