[Cryptography] The Trust Problem

[ianG]

Just on the "claims" thread:


On 22/05/2014 08:06 am, ianG wrote:

> Claims are also important because it sets a statement that can be tested
> over time.  So what is the cost of a broken claim?  Can a company put a
> credible claim on the table?


Snapchat treated claims with fairly callous regard:

http://www.zdnet.com/how-to-lie-cheat-and-steal-like-snapchat-all-the-way-to-the-bank-7000029758/

What was the cost to them?  Are they being rewarded for lying or punished?



I wonder what it would take to create a reasonably robust measurement of
claims?

iang