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Re:Internet voting: Exactly what the 99% needs by NinetyNine on Thursday November 10, 2011 @05:53PM (#3222287)
Doesn't bitcoin solve this problem?
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Re:Internet voting: Exactly what the 99% needs by AceJohnny2 on Thursday November 10, 2011 @07:23PM (#3222678)
No, bitcoin is "pseudonymous", transactions are public. It's not necessarily easily linked to your real identity (hence the pseudonymity), but with today's profiling tech, is that any guarantee?
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Re:Internet voting: Exactly what the 99% needs by mhansen on Thursday November 10, 2011 @07:24PM (#3222681)
No, bitcoin has an unencrypted audit trail.
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Re:Internet voting: Exactly what the 99% needs by JonnieCache on Thursday November 10, 2011 @07:31PM (#3222708)
Good luck issuing every voter with a keypair safely.
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