Will Blockchain Technology Help Solve the Proof of Personhood? 

The introduction of ChatGPT completely shocked the world. On the one hand, AI improvised working, making it faster and more efficient. On the other hand, it became challenging to address humanness. 

Also, the number of malicious attacks and hacks increased. However, PoP made it possible to address such issues and verify humans in the AI world.

What is it and how does it help in human verification? Let’s delve into the details.    

What Is Proof Of Personhood? 

Proof of Personhood is a name given to a mechanism that verifies a human’s uniqueness and humanity in the continuously evolving digital world. The mechanism is mainly introduced to encounter the issues of fake identity in the digital world, verifying the presence of a unique human behind any action.  

It is an approach to protect the decentralized internet system including blockchain and peer-to-peer networks. In addition to this, it represents the combination of two components: personhood and decentralization. 

The PoP protocol relies on a unique human recognition system which is a more secure and trustworthy identification method. Also, the protocol relies on the decentralized verification system where nodes verify the identity of a person rather than a centralized authority.

The whole system mitigates the risk of data breaches while offering monitoring and control over the data for persons.

In addition to this, an increased number of unethical practices like hacks and data leaks reduced individuals’ confidence to rely on proving the personhood of billions of people.

“This is where blockchain technology could play a key role, crypto and blockchain’s fundamental idea that is decentralization can help”, said Alex Blania, the CEO and Co-founder of Tools For Humanity.

What Does Blockchain Offer? 

The integration of blockchain technology with the PoP protocol allows individuals to store data securely on the blockchain while resisting the risk of identity theft and fraud. The decentralized system made it easy for humans to control their data, instead of having it saved by corporations like Amazon and Google. 

Empowering the concept of self-sovereign identity, decentralization improved privacy and autonomy by allowing individuals to choose what to share with whom.

Apart from encryption, avoidance of the risk of identity theft and fraud is another main service provided by blockchain technology. With blockchain technology, it is a bit challenging for hackers to alter or modify the stored information, thus reducing the rates of malicious activities. 

Worldcoin is one of the biggest projects concerned with the PoP protocol and World ID is one of the best PoP solutions offered. World ID is a digital identity protocol developed using zero-knowledge cryptography, preventing third parties from identifying the person’s public key.            

Conclusion 

Decentralization, the heart of the blockchain, doesn’t permit a single entity to maintain sole control of the data. Also, integration with cooperation and consensus mechanisms makes it more reliable. Worldcoin effectively adopted the concept of PoP, preventing individuals from knowing a person’s public keys while also safeguarding against data tracking.   

Nancy J. Allen is a crypto enthusiast, with a major in macroeconomics and minor in business statistics. She believes that cryptocurrencies inspire people to be their own banks, and step aside from traditional monetary exchange systems. She is also intrigued by blockchain technology and its functioning. She frequently researches, and posts content on the top altcoins, their theoretical working principles and technical price predictions.