Hypothetically, if you have memory problems and need to write down events, is there a system which you can verify that its not tampered with? (Like a digital checksum, but for a journal)

DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works · 7 days ago

Hypothetically, if you have memory problems and need to write down events, is there a system which you can verify that its not tampered with? (Like a digital checksum, but for a journal)

slazer2au@lemmy.world · 7 days ago

Sounds like a use for the environmentally destructive technology known as blockchain.

ryannathans@aussie.zone · 7 days ago

Proof of work destroys environment, not blockchain

DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works · 7 days ago

But how do you know that you entered an entry into the blockchain, and not someone else?

kata1yst@sh.itjust.works · 7 days ago

Use of a private key.

Similarly, why not put your journals into a lockbox? Very old school, but exactly what your grandparents did with their checkbooks and ledgers for the same reason.