Weekly Exercise Topic 10 (Trust)

Questions


1) What does this meant by the following statements?


Trust is not associative (non-symmetric)
-Trust is not associative (non-symmetric) is a trust that is not balanced. It's a different trust path between two parties, such as the seller and the buyer.


Trust is not transitive.
-In my opinion, trust is not transitive trusts that are not related to each other. For example, trust a dealer not associated with any other dealer.


Trust is always between exactly 2 parties.
-I think this is a trust that has always prevailed between the two parties such as the trust between sellers and buyers.


Trust will involve either direct trust or recommender trust.
-In my opinion, direct trust is a trust that is derived from the feeling or belief in self. The recommender is trust derived from the opinions of others.


2a) Have a look at the following websites. What are some of the elements that have been incorporated to increase your trust in the sites? If there are also some aspects which decrease your level of trust describe them as well.


http://www.eBay.com.au .
-It gives the buyer protection, security for buyers to buy in privacy.


http://www.anz.com.au
-This website provides security through log on. It can protect your personal information.


http://www.thinkgeek.com
-This website is also concerned with the protection of personal information and customer service.


http://www.paypal.com.au
-These websites keep financial information private and protect against fraudulent transaction.


2b) Find a web site yourself that you think looks untrustworthy.

-www.Newegg.com






References:

 http://www.anz.com.au/auxiliary/help/help/website-security-privacy/

http://www.thinkgeek.com/help/privacy.shtml

https://www.paypal.com/au/webapps/mpp/paypal-safety-and-security

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/548846