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One Weird Trick to Save $345 Billion

Harvard Business Review

According to the 2012 Taxpayer Attitude Survey, 87 percent of Americans believe that cheating on taxes is wrong. Moreover, 95 percent of those surveyed reported that their personal integrity affects their honest reporting on tax forms. For instance, according to a recent estimate, U.S. But codes are insufficient on their own.

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The 4 Dimensions of Digital Trust, Charted Across 42 Countries

Harvard Business Review

And the European Union’s upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will affect every organization around the world that handles personal data for EU residents. As we explained earlier, user behavior is more relevant as a trust measure than what users report in attitude surveys.

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