Our Principles
What we do, what we DON'T do, and how we protect everyone.
Multando has been compared to historic informer networks. That comparison is wrong, and we want to explain why in plain language. We report traffic behaviors in public spaces. We do not report people, beliefs, or private lives. This page lays out our commitments and the safeguards that back them.
What we do
A platform for road safety, not surveillance.
Document public traffic infractions
We capture behaviors visible to anyone walking the street: running red lights, blocking crosswalks, reckless driving.
Collect cryptographically signed evidence
Every report carries a hashed photo, GPS coordinates, and timestamp so it cannot be tampered with after the fact.
Pass validated reports to authorities
Only authorities issue fines. We hand over evidence for their legal review; they are the sole arbiter.
Reward civic participation
Contributors earn points and MULTA tokens within strict monthly caps. Participation, not bounty hunting.
What we DON'T do
Hard commitments, enforced by the code.
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We do NOT report people, beliefs, orientation, or identity.
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We do NOT surveil private activity — only behaviors in public spaces.
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We do NOT impose sanctions from the community — authorities are the only legal arbiter.
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We do NOT track who reported whom — the reporter's identity is NOT visible to the plate owner.
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We do NOT pay bounty hunting rewards — rewards are small and monthly-capped.
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We do NOT accept reports without verifiable photographic evidence.
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We are NOT a public wall of shame.
How a report is processed
Five steps, from capture to resolution.
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Citizen captures evidence
Photo, GPS, and timestamp are bundled and cryptographically signed on the device.
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Community review
Other citizens can confirm or challenge the report. Low-quality submissions are filtered out.
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Sent to authority
Only after a verification threshold is met, or two days have passed, the report is forwarded for legal review.
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Authority validates
A human officer reviews the evidence. If it holds up legally, a citation is issued.
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Authority rejects
If the report is invalid, no consequence for the driver. A pattern of false reports penalizes the reporter.
Our Safeguards
Technical and policy controls that keep this a road-safety platform, not a surveillance tool.
Authority validation
No citation is ever issued without human review by a legally empowered officer.
Signed evidence
Every photo carries an HMAC hash, GPS coordinates, and a trusted timestamp that cannot be altered after submission.
Reporter anonymity
The plate owner never learns who reported them. Only authorities see reporter identity, and only for audit.
Report limits
A maximum of 5 reports per hour and 20 per day per user. No mass reporting is possible.
Per-plate cooldown
The same plate cannot be reported multiple times in 24 hours. No harassment campaigns.
Reward caps
A maximum of 500 MULTA per user per month. The reward is symbolic, not an income.
False-report penalties
When authorities reject a report, the reporter loses points. Repeat offenders are rate-limited automatically.
Public transparency
Aggregate statistics are published openly at /transparency so journalists and citizens can audit the platform.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions critics actually ask, answered honestly.