TL;DR
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The Freedom Tool is a secure and anonymous electoral voting system that uses zk-proofs to eliminate fraud, miscounts, tampering, and voter suppression.
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We just learned about a new way to cast votes in elections that could be — dare we say it — world changing.
We’re talking zk-proofs, used for voting.
Which sounds bizarre! But here’s the thing:
Zk-proofs allow blockchains to validate information, without actually seeing all of the information. (It’s weird).
Like, a zk-proof would be able to validate your age is above 21, without having to expose your actual age or birthday.
Here’s how it’d work with elections:
The project is called ‘The Freedom Tool,’ and the basic gist of it is that a one-time passport scan is taken, ensuring two things:
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Each voter is eligible
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They are given only one vote
Then, once the voter is at the booth, zk-proofs verify their eligibility and vote count → the vote is cast, and published publicly (all without exposing any of the voter’s personal information).
This new system boasts a BUNCH of cool new features/results, including but not limited to:
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Repeat or fraudulent votes would be impossible.
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Folks would be able to vote anywhere/anytime, making a range of voter suppression tactics redundant.
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Human interaction would be removed from the electoral process, stopping potential miscounts and tampering.
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Because all votes would be published on the blockchain, results could be shown in real time.
(The phrase ‘world changing’ doesn’t feel all too out of place now, right?)
