The problem Data Proof solves

Problem:

Data collection, which is vital to government welfare or planning programs, is difficult to obtain without a tradeoff or compromise with citizen privacy. Moreover, such a large data set can very easily be misused or attacked.

Solution:
By using zero-knowledge proofs, such data can be obtained from citizens with an API call (I used NuID- a decentralized trustless API) for this purpose and a dashboard (shown in the photographs) to collect the data.

Value Add:

Citizens’ privacy is not risked, and the ownership of their data is maintained. From a data sharing and regulation(such as GDPR) standpoint, this is highly efficient.

Challenges I ran into

Not having enough time to build out a proper front-end
Figuring out the zero-knowledge proof
Figuring out how the connection between the zero-knowledge proof and the data collection worked
Lots of bugs with the zero-knowledge proof