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Constitutional Changes In Russia Will Be Determined By Blockchain-Based Voting System
Summary: Moscow and the Nizhny Novgorod region in Russia will use Bitfury's open-source blockchain technology Exonum to vote on constitutional changes on Wednesday, July 1, according to the official site of the Moscow mayor's office. Most notably, citizens will be voting on whether or not President Putin will be allowed to remain in power past the ...
Moscow and the Nizhny Novgorod region in Russia will use Bitfury's open-source blockchain technology Exonum to vote on constitutional changes on Wednesday, July 1, according to the official site of the Moscow mayor's office.
Most notably, citizens will be voting on whether or not President Putin will be allowed to remain in power past the two consecutive six-year term limits. Kaspersky Lab, a popular anti-virus software provider, helped build the voting solution for Moscow, Coindesk reported.
Past attempts to vote electronically in Russia have not gone well and have diminished citizens' trust in the systems. In September one French security researcher illustrated that city council elections that had been carried out electronically could be easily hacked.
By Emily Mason
Tags: Blockchain Voting,Moscow,President Putin,Russia
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