entity · derived

Sockpuppet

6 claims across 1 works, 2018–2018.

Derived node: assembled mechanically from the claims carrying sockpuppet. A roster, not an adjudicated definition.

Every claim under this term

3266953-008 2018 failure: Every centralized reputation score can be sybil attacked, because fake internet accounts or fictitious ratings disrupt true reputation scoring.
3266953-028 2018 failure: A Web of Trust reputation system can be gamed with sockpuppet accounts, because an attacker can behave well for a while and then transact with himself repeatedly and rate himself high to raise his rep
3266953-029 2018 failure: Identity verification does not fix the sockpuppet problem, because whenever the reputation is genuinely valuable a sockpuppet operator can afford to clear whatever verification hoops are in place, inc
3266953-031 2018 condition: The Web of Trust is only trustworthy where the service is not valuable, such as essentially free PGP email, because only then is it not worth creating sockpuppet accounts.
3266953-032 2018 failure: In an economic network where real money is at stake, historical good behavior cannot be assumed to prove future good behavior, because sockpuppet accounts allow participants to game the system automat
3266953-033 2018 failure: Sockpuppet accounts grow their reputation value much faster than honest users can in a Web of Trust, because sockpuppets validate each other, and the system is therefore flawed and should not be used