Blockchain technology was supposed to make trust unnecessary – but that turns out not to be true. Most people will want laws and regulations to help make blockchain-based systems trustworthy.
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Rebuilding trust is possible, but as the aftermath of the banking crisis in the UK shows, very difficult.
Australians’ trust in politicians and democracy continues to plummet, posing significant problems for the effective running of the country.
Scholars and skeptics warned about Facebook long before its founder was even born. Technology companies keep asking for more and more data and proving they can’t be trusted.
A peaceful society requires us to trust our public institutions, but in order to do so, we must question them. Questions are a healthy and necessary response to a world filled with uncertainty.
Bitcoin and other digital currencies have been running wild in recent years, soaring and then plunging in value. A few stories from The Conversation’s archive offer a glimpse into their world.
Research shows that trust is ‘knowable’ – you can calculate whether you can trust an individual, based on their behaviours.
Facebook users may be flagging news as fake just because they disagree with it.
A number of factors – from our eagerness to place trust in people to our overconfidence in our own intelligence – make us easy prey.
Three trends suggest people in less developed nations – who are coming online in greater numbers – use and trust the internet very differently those in more developed economies.
Societies that are happier than others would be reflecting more confidence and trust in their institutions and economic systems.
Trust is the keystone of the entire Internet system: without it more connection and therefore more commerce. How to restore it?
The way Australian politics is conducted now - abrasive, shallow, personal - is a known turn-off for voters. So why don’t the politicans change?
A survey shows that most Puerto Ricans didn’t highly rate the official information coming out of the island. With the Institute of Statistics in trouble, the situation is likely not to improve.
When it comes to ongoing security co-operation, mutual trust is crucial – but that is currently lacking.
New research has uncovered a previously unknown weakness in smart city systems: devices that trust each other. That could lead to some pretty terrible traffic, among other problems.
Michigan officials have ended distribution of free bottled water in Flint, but many residents believe the city’s water crisis is not over and have lost all trust in government.
A public meeting of flat earthers is a product and sign of our times.
The UK’s black Caribbean community is traditionally more inclined towards Labour. They’re even less likely to switch now.
The technology behind blockchain remains a mystery to many, but the it shares many common features with the popular online encyclopedia with which most web users are very familiar.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Deputy Vice-chancellor Research, Charles Sturt University
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Senior lecturer, University of Canberra
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Fellow and Centenary Professor, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
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Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Finance, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Management; KPMG Chair in Organizational Trust, The University of Queensland
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Ellis N. Brandt Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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Dean, School of Management, University of Bath
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Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Political Psychology, Bournemouth University
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Professor in Psychology, Keele University
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RBC Professor in Responsible Organizations and Full Professor, Concordia University
