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==Problems== | ==Problems== | ||
*Users do not pay attention to existing [[Trustmark]]s. | |||
*Existing [[Trustmark]]s are trivial to copy on sites that are not trusted. | |||
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
Revision as of 22:18, 30 October 2018
Full Title
The purpose of a Trustmark is to give the users of a web site sufficient information to make an informed decision about whether the site is trustworthy.
Context
The internet is currently a cesspool of malcontents and criminals that is little different from the wild west of the US in 1870.
The goals of this effort is to enable:
- The user can unambiguously determine the real-world identity of any web site that has any pretense to be trustworthy.
- The user knows the context that the site operates by the federation(s) to which the site has subscribed.
- The user can clearly determine the purpose of the web site, especially in regard to the intent of the site to use their personal information.
- The user can stipulate their own conditions on which they are will to interoperate with the site.
Problems
- Users do not pay attention to existing Trustmarks.
- Existing Trustmarks are trivial to copy on sites that are not trusted.
Solution
The following are the
References and Coordination
- Much more detail is on the page Trustmark Evolving Design Pattern, which may not be fully up-to-date.
- This page is dedicated to collecting information about Trust in a digital environment.