A brand new patent has been filed by the U.S. Postal Service, or USPS, following latest feedback from President Donald Trump regarding the mail ser
A brand new patent has been filed by the U.S. Postal Service, or USPS, following latest feedback from President Donald Trump regarding the mail service’s funding in mild of his battle towards mail-in voting. The patent seems to make use of Blockchain know-how to make mail-in voting a secure various to bodily polling stations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This developement releates to a voting system that additionally incorporates using cryptographic parts, akin to blockchains, as are used with cryptographic currencies, to trace and safe the vote by mail system,” mentioned a patent submitting, dated Aug. 13, 2020.
COVID-19 nonetheless stays a world sizzling matter because the 2020 U.S. presidential elections draw nearer. Because of this, mail-in voting has additionally surfaced as some extent of rivalry amongst members of the nation’s political events. Trump opposes the motion, and has posited the thought of withholding additional USPS funding in mild of the scenario, a CNBC article mentioned.