There are several important differences between traditional internet voting and the Voatz platform. Internet voting generally refers to the submission of a ballot on a website from a personal computer (PC) with generally very few safeguards.
In contrast, the Voatz mobile application can only be downloaded to recently manufactured smartphones. These phones need to have several advanced security mechanisms, including fingerprint and facial recognition, which Voatz uses for secure voter identity verification and ballot submission. These phones also contain hardware-based security mechanisms to store private keys, which provide the ability to conduct highly secure, encrypted transactions over the internet. Finally, Voatz stores all votes on a permissioned blockchain which is ultimately monitored by various stakeholders (e.g. a Secretary of State or officials with the state board of elections) to ensure they are tamper-resistant, auditable and immutable.
Similarly, the Voatz web application includes several technologically pioneering innovations that make it very difficult for a malicious actor to compromise the voting process. Read one of our whitepapers to learn more about our unique approach.