A Global Times report said that courts in China are using blockchain-based electronic door seals to secure properties under legal scrutiny in the country. The solution enables real-time video surveillance and an alarm facility for avoiding a potential breach of court rulings to access a building.
Houses, buildings, and other structures often get sealed off when they are integral to a crime or dispute. The primary motive is to leave the scene undisturbed until the court reaches a verdict. Currently, authorities wrap a paper with court details around a lock and seal a property. The issue is that this paper document can be easily duplicated, which means that someone could enter the premises, tamper with evidence, replace the seal and nobody would be the wiser.
This week there have been reports by China Court that the seal has been used in multiple provinces. The first was Sihong County in Jiangsu Province as well as Jiangxi Province. Another was the People’s Court in Haidian District, Beijing, which used an electronic seal for a property in Chaoyang district. The court ruling can be attached to the device to let people know the current status of a property.
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