Trust, Complexity and Control: Confidence in a Convergent World

by Piotr Cofta

An increasing reliance on the Internet and mobile communication has deprived us of our usual means of assessing another party's trustworthiness. This is increasingly forcing us to rely on control. Yet the notion of trust and trustworthiness is essential to the continued development of a technology-enabled society. "Trust, Complexity and Control" offers readers a single, consistent explanation of how the sociological concept of 'trust' can be applied to a broad spectrum of technology-related areas; convergent communication, automated agents, digital security, semantic web, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, e-government, privacy etc. It presents a model of confidence in which trust and control are driven and limited by complexity in one explanatory framework and demonstrates how that framework can be applied to different research and application areas. Starting with the individual's assessment of trust, the book shows the reader how application of the framework can clarify misunderstandings and offer solutions to complex problems.The uniqueness of "Trust, Complexity and Control" is its interdisciplinary treatment of a variety of diverse areas using a single framework.Sections featured Trust and distrust in the digital world.The impact of convergent communication and networks on trust.Trust, economy and commerce.Trust-enhancing technologies."Trust, Complexity and Control" is an invaluable source of reference for both researchers and practitioners within the Trust community. It will also be of benefit to students and lecturers in the fields of information technology, social sciences and computer engineering.

310 pages, ebook

First published September 27, 2007

Reviews

[Meriem · Rating 5 out of 5]

a good book for those who want to work on trust in computer science field. I loved the way the author explains the basic concepts and facts. you will enjoy it and forget you are reading a scientific book.