ABSTRACT
Contents 2.1 Introductory Considerations ............................................................................................ 22 2.2 Preliminary Trust Definitions .......................................................................................... 23
2.2.1 Basic Trust Properties Applied in Information Sharing ......................................... 24 2.2.2 Human Trust Decision ..........................................................................................25 2.2.3 Types of Trust ....................................................................................................... 26
2.3 Basic Trust Role in the Network ...................................................................................... 26 2.3.1 Voluntary versus Mandatory and Sector-Wise Trust ............................................. 26 2.3.2 Creation of Subgroups in the Network ................................................................. 27 2.3.3 Trust Types and Level in Organized Networks ..................................................... 28 2.3.4 Issues with Network Size ...................................................................................... 29
2.4 Trust Development .......................................................................................................... 29 2.4.1 Vetting and Recommendations ..............................................................................31 2.4.2 Incentives to Trust Building and Information Sharing ......................................... 32 2.4.3 Trust Supporting Tools ..........................................................................................33 2.4.4 Encryption and Trusted Third Parties................................................................... 34
2.5 Trust and Network ........................................................................................................... 34 2.5.1 Network Size .........................................................................................................35 2.5.2 Cultural Differences ............................................................................................. 38 2.5.3 National Culture and Identity .............................................................................. 38
2.1 Introductory Considerations In the olden days, our social life was essentially confined to the αγορά (agorà) or village square. The social bonds might have been trusted or distrusted, but the nature of bonds was known and stable variables. All participants were tightly socially connected, often even at the level of being relatives, with the additional important advantage that people spoke the same language.
