Blockchain for justice

Blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin, could be used in the courts. CaseLines, which supplies digital evidence management technology, has filed an application to patent the use of blockchain for use in the justice system. The company explains that tying blockchain to digital evidence software will eliminate the possibility of records being falsified or altered, providing an unrivalled level of security. Paul Sachs, founder of CaseLines, said: ‘This is a ground breaking development that will revolutionise the way the justice system operates by bringing it firmly into the digital age.’ Blockchain is a digital ledger system that publicly records each transaction but would not reveal the actual content of the evidence.