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HubertManne, to news in Brazil and Argentina turn to blockchain for citizen ID rollouts
@HubertManne@kbin.social avatar

I hate when an article about a possible good use of blockchain like in a national id shoves in mention of bitcoin one of the worst usese of blockchain.

NotAnonymousAtAll,

Can you explain why a national ID is a good possible use of blockchain from your point of view?

A national ID is inherently bound to a central authority, the nations government. What are the advantages of a blockchain in this scenario compared to a traditional central database?

StarServal,
@StarServal@kbin.social avatar

The only aspect of blockchain I can think of where National IDs would benefit is forgery resistance.

HubertManne,
@HubertManne@kbin.social avatar

It is not necessarily the best way but keep in mind that blockchain does not mean peer to peer. The government systems can retain the ability to be authoritative.

NotAnonymousAtAll,

That does not answer the original question: What are the advantages of a blockchain in this scenario compared to a traditional central database?

HubertManne,
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Yeah I don't have an answer. I could look it up but my comment was not blockchain is the best thing to use for this scenario but that this was a better use of blockchain than crypto (the real but is I dont' feel like it atm).

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