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# [[Disintermediation of trust]]
Disintermediation of trust [^arango] is the removal of trusted [[Middleware]] or [[Brokers]] that allow a transaction to take place even among parties that do not trust each other.
Some ways that trust can be disintermediated are:
- Use of [[Blockchain]]
- [[Federation]] and [[Decentralization]]
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[^arango]: Arango, J. (2018). *Living in information: Responsible design for digital places.* Two Waves Books. [[readwise/Books/Living in Information|My Kindle highlights]], and [[sources/Book/Living in Information|my notes on this book]].