Prohibit consecutive voting

Modern browsers include a privacy mode. Simply put, it allows you to access websites by switching to a highly anonymous mode designed to prevent user identification.

However, this is tricky in voting. Depending on how the browser is used, it’s possible to always appear as a new user, meaning the same user could potentially cast multiple votes in succession, allowing them to vote as many times as they like.

The following two settings can be toggled in this system.

・Standard Mode
・No Consecutive Voting Mode

The standard version allows multiple votes in private mode, making its reliability low.

If you check “Prohibit The Same IP Address From Voting” during setup, you can avoid repeated votes from the same user. This makes each vote carry greater weight, making it ideal for situations where you want to gather votes more rigorously.

Settings work whether created at setup or edited later. However, since they aren’t strictly enforced, devices on the same Wi-Fi network can be treated as separate users.

Technically, it is possible to implement stricter measures than currently in place, such as rejecting all votes from other users connected within the same network. However, we have deliberately chosen to set the rules slightly more leniently.

The judging criteria aren’t overly strict, so it’s designed to be easy to gather votes with moderate control. Setting the voting rules too high, however, can lead to drawbacks like people who want to vote but can’t. Finding the right balance here is crucial.

Currently, as long as users are voting from different environments within the same network, it is acceptable. Therefore, users connected to the same company Wi-Fi can each cast one vote using their respective smartphones. The system is designed to be fairly lenient and flexible in its judgment to minimize the likelihood of fraudulent votes.

We need to make a comprehensive judgment to avoid inconveniencing users.