Transparency is the elementary key to trust and sustainable common ground. This is largely always true, regardless of the exchange between: People, religion, science, business, politics and others. This is why trusting.one discloses all facts and connections in detail.
The topic of transparency is very diverse and far-reaching. The following is an excerpt from it: We see the sometimes devastating consequences of a lack of transparency in almost every unit, regardless of whether it is a family or an international situation: Misunderstandings, disputes, arguments, war and possibly (complete) destruction. Lack of transparency is therefore one of the greatest social evils, because it conceals the truth and true connections, including possible consequences. So much for the basics of transparency.
In addition to other circumstances, there are differences with regard to offline and online life: depending on circumstances and personal characteristics, in offline life various, usually at least tendential information about the respective counterpart can be recorded through real personal perceptions and interactions: Age, gender, (mental/health) condition, likes, dislikes, etc.
This is done individually, knowingly/transparently. Everyone has the right and the opportunity to be open, closed or whatever. This can be taken much further, but here it is about emphasizing the (basic) transparency of offline life compared to online life:
Online, there are more opportunities for (data) manipulation, which are facilitated by the (apparent) anonymity. There is therefore no fundamental transparency comparable to real offline life. This makes it rather unsuitable for trust and sustainable community. In this respect, the (minimum) goal with regard to offline life as part of the real community is: the greatest possible transparency with simultaneous protection of individual privacy, including the right to concealment, as well as simultaneous minimization of (deliberate) misleading, deception, fraud, etc.
This is implemented within trusting.one as part of AIR (Advanced Individual Registration): Standardized, publicly accessible basic member data. This is real, verified data of real member identities: Age, gender, nationality and (primary) residence.
Named data includes decision criteria. For example, youth protection (age), gun law (age, possibly nationality plus (primary) residence, e.g. USA), as well as gender-specific. A primary residence, e.g. in Germany, is limited to the first three digits of the respective zip code.
The release/visibility of personal member master data is at the discretion of the individual and can be managed individually/granularly. This data can be hidden, but can be released in detail if required, e.g. due to legal requirements regarding the corresponding online activity(ies). This data is managed and made visible via avatars.
Means: If such data is required, e.g. for legal or other important (possibly verifiable) reasons for the use of a certain offer, but the member has not given/will not give consent for the respective purpose, the use of this offer is not possible.
Result: Minimum transparency as a common and uniform basis, while protecting privacy and at the same time eliminating or at least minimizing (wilful) (data) manipulation in this regard. In addition, this provides verified data for statistics, advertising, etc. Not as detailed as before, but transparent for members. Furthermore, the real person does not become transparent by overlaying this data/information. The transmission of further personal data requires the voluntary consent of the member in a (digitally) verifiable form.
