Problem:

Too many projects are plagued by bots or ‘sybil attackers’. Indeed people create multiple accounts in an attempt to extract value from platforms. This translates to having unfairly distributed airdrops or a risk of a quadratic vote mechanism having a completely undemocratic outcome, as not truly representing everyone equally. Indeed 1 person should equal to 1 vote, and 1 person should equal to 1 token allocation.

The ability for a core team to efficiently reward early adopters for positive-sum behaviour and for the community to be able to vote and implement the right decisions are two choking points of community and Web3 growth that we want to help alleviate.

Solution:

We have created a quick and user-friendly bot-detection technology, called proof of personhood, which enables projects to tie a wallet to a person. If the same person tries to log into the platform with different wallets we will be able to flag this - and the platform can take action (block the wallet from accessing the airdrop or being able to vote).

The way we achieve this is by allowing the user to pass a very quick verification to prove they are, and the transaction is, human. It is quick because the verification is a simple facescan, and it is user friendly because the facemap which is extracted is privacy preserving; we don't store any biometric data or pictures, and the flow can happen inside your platform.

This proof of personhood is stored as part of the users identity in a decentralized storage. This means the user has complete control over their identity and are the only ones that can decrypt and share this proof with any entity they choose, thanks to their wallets private key. This is what is called self sovereign identity.

What we will do with the grant if we win:

We believe in helping communities flourish, bot-free. This is why we will donate the ETH to help advance the research around solutions to sybil attacks.