Live R2 Stream: NZ Internet Task Force Lecture By Bruce Schneier

The New Zealand Internet Task Force, NZITF, is pleased to announce a public lecture by Bruce Schneier. Bruce will be talking about the topic of his latest book Liars and Outliers. This event will be streamed on LiveNews.co.nz thanks to NZITF and R2.co.nz. The flyer can be download here.

How does society function when you can’t trust everyone?

Bruce Schneier: “When we think about trust, we naturally think about personal relationships or bank vaults. That’s too narrow. Trust is much broader, and much more important. Nothing in society works without trust. It’s the foundation of communities, commerce, democracy—everything.

“In this insightful and entertaining book, Schneier weaves together ideas from across the social and biological sciences to explain how society induces trust. He shows how trust works and fails in social settings, communities, organizations, countries, and the world.

“In today’s hyper-connected society, understanding the mechanisms of trust is as important as understanding electricity was a century ago. Issues of trust and security are critical to solving problems as diverse as corporate responsibility, global warming, and our moribund political system. After reading Liars and Outliers, you’ll think about social problems, large and small, differently,” Bruce Schneier.

About Bruce Sschneier:

Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist who studies the human side of security. He is the author of eleven books; and hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers. He has testified before Congress, is a frequent guest on television and radio, and is
regularly quoted in the press. Bruce Schneier is the Chief Security Technology Officer of British Telecom. His blog and monthly newsletter at www.schneier.com reach over 250,000 readers world-wide.

Information courtesy of New Zealand Internet Task Force.