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Author Botsman, Rachel, author.

Title Who can you trust? : how technology brought us together and why it might drive us apart / Rachel Botsman.

Imprint New York : Public Affairs, 2017.

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  303.483 BOTSMAN    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  303.4833 BOT    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  303.4833 BOTSMAN    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  158.2 BOTSMAN    DUE 02-10-24 Billed
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  158.2 BOT    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  303.48 BOTSMAN    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  303.483 BOT    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  158.2 BOT    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  303.483 BOTSMAN    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  303.483 BOT    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-308) and index.
Contents Evolution of trust -- Introduction -- Trust leaps. From eleventh-century traders to Alibaba: how trust works to cross barriers, calm fears and revolutionize what's possible -- Losing faith. Behind the devastating crisis in institutional trust--and why we're now more likely to "phone a friend" -- Strangely familiar. From sushi to self-driving cars--some surprising lessons in persuading people to trust new ideas -- Where does the buck stop? When trust crashes in the "self-managed" digital world, who's accountable? -- But she looked the part. A cautionary tale about deceptive appearances, and the technology that could unmask fakers and frauds -- Reputation is everything, even in the dark. what drug dealers on the darknet can teach us about great customer service -- Rated: would your life get a good trust score? When dystopian sci-fi turns into a reality and every little move you make is ranked, who wins and who loses? -- In bots we trust. But should we...an how to we make them ethical? -- Blockchain part I: the digital gold rush. From fei to bitcoin, the long road to setting money free. What will it mean for the City? -- Blockchain part II: the truth machine. The golden promises of the blockchain: over-hyped or the trustworthy key to our digital future? -- Conclusion.
Summary Argues that society is now built upon a distrust of institutions and government, with people instead tending to trust complete strangers, or even an Internet bot, and explains the mechanics of trust to show how to benefit from this radical shift.
Subject Trust.
Representative government and representation -- Public opinion.
Public administration -- Public opinion.
Associations, institutions, etc. -- Public opinion.
Technology -- Social aspects.
Technology and civilization.
Technology -- Social aspects.
Trust.
Public administration -- Public opinion.
Trust.
Associations, institutions, etc. -- Public opinion. (OCoLC)fst00819212
Public administration -- Public opinion. (OCoLC)fst01082025
Representative government and representation -- Public opinion. (OCoLC)fst01094952
Technology and civilization. (OCoLC)fst01145253
Technology -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01145202
Trust. (OCoLC)fst01158174
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consumer Behavior.
COMPUTERS / Social Aspects.
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects.
ISBN 9781541773677
1541773675
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