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Trust in digital technology will be the internet's next frontier, for 2018 and beyond

  • Written by Bhaskar Chakravorti, Senior Associate Dean, International Business & Finance, Tufts University
imageTrust in online systems varies around the world.Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock.com

After decades of unbridled enthusiasm – bordering on addiction – about all things digital, the public may be losing trust in technology. Online information isn’t reliable, whether it appears in the form of news, search results or user reviews. Social...

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