Week 10

Questions1) What does this meant by the following statements?Trust is not associative (non-symmetric)

trust is not in automatically two way of relationships.

Trust is not transitiveJust because trust has been established between Party A and Party B, it does not automatically follow that Party A will trust everyone that Party B trusts or Party B will trust everyone that Party A trusts.Trust is always between exactly 2 parties

Trust will involve either direct trust or recommender trustDirect trust is where one party trusts the other party directly and recommender trust is where one party trusts another party based on the recommendation of a trusted third party.

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.auhttp://www.anz.com.auhttp://www.thinkgeek.comhttp://www.paypal.com.au

2b) Find a web site yourself that you think looks untrustworthy.A website that I think looks untrustworthy is http://www.buyandsellaustralia.com.au/ This is a website that brings buyers and sellers of items together much the same as eBay. The reason I find it untrustworthy is that unlike eBay, it does not incorporate any safety measures. There is no feedback mechanism, just a few seller testimonials (which seem a bit suspect) and no buyer testimonials at all. There is also no means of contacting the owners of the site if anything goes wrong. The "Contact Us" tab simply brings up a form to be filled in for the owners to contact you. Whilst the website and the people using it may very well be legitimate, I would be very reluctant to purchase anything listed on it unless I could afford to lose the money involved.