Trust
Contents
Full Title or Meme
Trust, simply put, is just the projection into the future of past behavior.
Author
Tom Jones 2018-06-15
Goals
The content on this page should provide information about how to know what can be trusted by an individual in a digital age.
Context
There are two ways to approach the problem of trust in networked digital systems.
Computer Engineering
The scientific approach
When this approach does not work the computer scientist always try to blame the users and propose educating the users. This approach never winds up meeting the goals.
Social Engineering
The social approach to trust is exploited by con men attacking our human weaknesses every day. Creating trustworthy computer systems can not be overcome this sort of attack. One good example
Only a good user experience
Promlems
The Philosophical Problem
The Psychological Problem
The philosopher Karl Popper defined the psychological problem The psychologist
Solutions
Trust is earned. Where Ethics are lacking Trust cannot survive. They are reciprocal concepts[1] as high trust environments will encourage good ethics of participants and good ethical values in on-line interchanges will build trust.
References
- ↑ Linda Fisher Thornton Ethics and Trust are Reciprocal https://leadingincontext.com/2014/06/18/ethics-and-trust/
