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Why is a blockchain required for this? Why can't a single party keep this information?
The link to the actual description is behind a register wall, but there is a bunch of marketing gibberish at:
https://www.ibm.com/blockchain/solutions/food-trust
There's no proof of work or similar and participants can limit who has access to the data they contribute, so it basically is just a data sharing system run by a central party.
What does a blockchain offer in this case that submitting a line to some sort of B2B logging API where the logs are made public (like certificate transparency) doesn't?
I guess they're using hyperledger?
Decentralized? No, it's "IBM Food Trust". So how is this any better or different from hosting a database on IBM's server? Secured by a PoW? Doubt it. Here's the closest I could find to technical info: > IBM Food Trust's blockchain solution, on the other hand, is permissioned so invited members know exactly with whom they are transacting, similar to what happens between business partners today. Participants also deter…
Why is a blockchain required for this? Why can't a single party keep this information?
This seems like a cool, real-world use of the technology.
People see a technology and go looking for ways to apply it.
Sure, a blockchain can be used to solve this problem. But should it? Probably not. It’s hard to find technical information but it seems like the same could have been accomplished with an easier solution.
There’s nothing being done here that couldn’t or shouldn’t just be handled with a traditional database. Having IBM “run it” also sort of defeats the whole decentralized aspect of blockchain technologies.
You don’t need “blockchain” to track where your produce came from. This is just a marketing play through and though.
Decentralized? No, it's "IBM Food Trust". So how is this any better or different from hosting a database on IBM's server? Secured by a PoW? Doubt it. Here's the closest I could find to technical info: > IBM Food Trust's blockchain solution, on the other hand, is permissioned so invited members know exactly with whom they are transacting, similar to what happens between business partners today. Participants also deter…