Use of Factom for verifiable citizen database

[lunokhod]

Hi. I would like to propose using Factom (factom.org) for creating a verifiable, auditable, citizen database (among other things). In essence, what Factom does (or will do, a working beta will be released in Q3), is takes a bunch of files, or some kind of database, hashes them, and puts a single entry on the bitcoin blockchain. The integrity of the database can be verified following the same procedure and comparing with the entry on the bitcoin blockchain. To add an entry, you need to pay a small fee in "factoids", but I don't see this as being a problem.

In its simplest form, the citizen database would only constitute a citizen number, and some form of identity that can not be forged. For identity, I would propose something like these (but there are obviously other options):

• PGP public key
• Bitcoin public address (for signing, in addition to the PGP key)
• Bitmessage email address
• I2P-bote email address

If people think that Factom is a good idea, I would be happy to contact them and see what they propose. For practical measures, I am not sure if they would propose database hosting options, or if that would be up to us to manage.