Brookline, Massachusetts
USA
Voatz
Voatz is a for-profit, private mobile election voting application. The stated mission of Voatz is to “make voting not only more accessible and secure, but also more transparent, auditable and accountable.” The company is headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Voatz Biometrics News
Voatz surges past 100 elections with biometrics securing remote voting
Mobile voting options continue to grow, with blockchain and biometrics-based elections platform Voatz announcing the successful completion of its 2022…
| Jun 3, 2021 | Voatz and Irisguard mobile biometric applications, Idemia mDL app honoredIdemia and Voatz have each been recognized by Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards 2021 for their efforts supporting remote… |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Voatz seeks $10M to grow biometric voting platform adoptionVoatz has raised $1.3 million of an intended $10 million equity funding round from five investors as it seeks to… |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Voatz presents its 2020 biometric mobile voting balance sheetBiometric blockchain mobile voting technology platform Voatz has affirmed that it made strides in the course of the year 2020… |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Biometric election solution providers pitch Philippines on remote online voting systemsBiometric technology providers Voatz and Smartmatic will pitch their remote online voting systems as two of four companies being considered by the… |
| Jul 22, 2020 | Voatz biometric voting platform complies with U.S. guidelinesPro V&V, an independent federally-certified Voting System Test Laboratory (VSTL), has concluded the Voatz biometric blockchain mobile voting platform is… |
| Jun 29, 2020 | GOP uses Voatz biometric mobile app in South Dakota during virtual conventionThe Voatz blockchain biometric voting app has been successfully used during the third virtual convention held by the Republican Party… |
| May 1, 2020 | GOP uses Voatz mobile app with blockchain and biometrics for Utah primary nomineesDue to COVID-19 restrictions on public gathering, Voatz blockchain biometric voting app was the official voting channel during Utah’s Republican… |
| Apr 2, 2020 | HackerOne divorces itself from Voatz following months of disputes with researchersFor the first time since HackerOne – a bug-bounty-hosting platform which employs “ethical hackers” to find and fix exploitable vulnerabilities… |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Third-party Voatz security assessment says third of findings were ‘high severity’Trail of Bits has performed the first-ever “white-box” security assessment of the Voatz biometric voting platform, with access to the… |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Voatz blockchain voting app security questioned in new study; DHS seems unconcernedAs if voting security concerns weren’t already on high alert for the potentially pivotal 2020 U.S. elections, widespread controversy has… |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Biometric mobile voting gains traction in U.S., includes disabled communityAs U.S. elections next year are rapidly approaching, Jackson and Umatilla Counties in Oregon have rolled out biometric and blockchain-based… |
| Oct 7, 2019 | West Virginia Secretary of State vows security of biometric mobile voting processWest Virginia Secretary of State “Mac” Warner has noted the value of multiple layers of biometric security in a statement… |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Biometric card certification, auto applications and AI issues top this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsSignificant progress was announced this week in several different areas of biometrics applications, and international issues related to identity and… |
| Jul 24, 2019 | Utah County third jurisdiction to pilot Voatz’ biometric elections appVoatz has signed up Utah County for its biometric-backed mobile voting service to allow religious missionaries and active-duty military personnel… |
| Jun 10, 2019 | Voatz raises $7M to increase accessibility and footprint of biometric and blockchain voting appBiometric mobile voting company Voatz has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round, which it plans to use… |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Active military and overseas voters to vote in Denver elections with biometric Voatz appThe City of Denver will pilot mobile voting through the blockchain- and biometrics-based Voatz app for its municipal election in… |
| Sep 25, 2018 | Absentee ballots cast with biometric voting system in West VirginiaU.S. military personnel and overseas voters registered in West Virginia have begun casting absentee ballots for the upcoming November 6… |
| Aug 12, 2018 | West Virginia to offer Voatz biometric voting app statewide for overseas militaryMilitary service personnel from West Virginia serving overseas will be able to vote in the November U.S. midterm elections with… |
| Apr 10, 2018 | West Virginia counties to test biometric absentee voting app for military membersThe West Virginia counties of Harrison and Monongalia are testing an mobile voting application secured by biometric and blockchain technology… |
