In an age of disinformation, blockchain technology can revive faith in evidence-based truth, not least during the current conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by the founding director of The Starling Lab, Jonathan Dothan.
It is noted that every day a lot of smartphone cameras capture the horrors of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Within minutes, ordinary citizens are uploading numerous photos and videos of war crimes through social networks and messengers, which stimulate calls to account for the perpetrators. However, such recordings often cannot be considered as evidence in court, as they may be subject to modification.
According to Dothan, tools such as blockchains and distributed ledgers provide an opportunity to establish a new technical, regulatory and legal understanding of digital integrity. Web 3 technologies can help establish an immutable chain of custody for data, preserving its origin and confidentiality.
Using these open source tools, the Starling Lab team has developed a platform for the secure capture, storage and verification of digital content. It is designed to solve the technical and ethical problems of establishing trust in digital records coming from Ukraine. The developed workflows integrate L1, L2, NFT protocols and secure hardware wallets to create a comprehensive and immutable Web 3 solution that can store digital evidence.
It is noted that the Starling Lab solution has already begun cryptographic authentication and storage of thousands of records of open data from instant messengers, social networks and sites that document war crimes, and also creates immutable records of fact-checker analyzes.
The developers hope that the use of next-generation technologies will help courts solve the problems associated with the recognition of evidence. Justice for the crimes now taking place in Ukraine is likely to be served in many places and for decades.
Source: coindesk
