Although psychologists warn that the selfie personality oscillates between two extremes, namely narcissism and low self-esteem, modern self-portraits will not just disappear from our lives. In fact, selfies can be even more present in our lives in the future. The technology company Smartmatic has created an application that allows you to cast your vote just with a selfie, with which they want to make elections more accessible and, above all, more convenient.
Election many people do not attend for banal reasons such as nice weather. In the digital age, many solutions are offered that want to save us money route to the municipality or administrative units and replace the ancient way of fulfillment ballot paper with a pen. Because who even uses coolies anymore???
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If they selfies already became the word of the year in 2013, now they are gaining even more weight. Company Smartmatic namely, it tests mobile application (this one is in beta phase) which enables casting a voice with the help of a selfie. An individual would create their profile with facial biometric data on the identity card, but I would register with the help of a selfie and thus be able to vote from any corner of the world. The purpose of the company is raise the participation of the younger generation in elections and referendums.
It is already possible to vote in many countries electronically. In Uganda, this is how a vote can be cast with a fingerprint. Of course, the main obstacle in the implementation of electronic voting is (in)sufficiency cyber security.
More information:
smartmatic.com
