Extending trust networks

Know how to use a network of trusted colleagues in order to assess whether trust should be given to a new contact.

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In some cases, collecting and evaluating data can be very time consuming and the data might not be available. In such cases, trusted colleagues who also know a new contact can provide information which might give one confidence in extending ones own network of trust to include the new contact.

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