Author: Committee on Information Systems TrustworthinessM
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: cyberspace
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1999-01-08
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 0309065585
ISBN-13: 9780309065580

This book provides an assessment of the current state of the art for building trustworthy networked information systems. It proposes directions for research in computer and network security, software technology, and system architecture. In addition, it assesses current technical and market trends in order to better inform public policy as to where progress is likely and where incentives could help.

Authors:Mr. Paul Helm, Mr. Carl R. Truema,
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Keywords: scripture, nature, perspectives, god, trustworthiness
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2002-05-16
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0802849512
ISBN-13: 9780802849519

For two millennia the church has affirmed and celebrated Scripture as the written word of God. However, in the twentieth century, the doctrine of Scripture became the focus and flashpoint for division. One legacy of those debates has been a reluctance to address the nature of Scripture. This collection of essays seeks to re-open dialogue on this fundamental tenet of the Christian faith, by offering something of a prelude to a fresh approach to Scripture. In particular, these explorations seek to map out some implications of the fundamental link between the character of God as trustworthy and t

Authors:Diego Gambetta, Heather Hamill,
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation Publications
Keywords: russell, sage, foundation, series, trustworthiness, customers, taxi, drivers, establish, streetwise
Number of Pages: 243
Published: 2005-06-30
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0871543095
ISBN-13: 9780871543097

A taxi driver’s life is dangerous work. Picking up a bad customer can leave the driver in a vulnerable position, and erring even once can prove fatal. To protect themselves, taxi drivers must quickly and accurately assess the trustworthiness of complete strangers. In "Streetwise," Diego Gambetta and Heather Hamill take this predicament as a prototypical example of many trust decisions, where people must act on limited information and judge another person’s trustworthiness based on signs that may or may not be honest indicators of that person’s character or intent. Gambetta and Hamill ana