Watch: Technology Is Changing How We Trust Businesses, Media And Government

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<p>This photograph taken in Paris Friday Dec. 2, 2016 shows stories from USA Daily News 24, a fake news site registered in Veles, Macedonia.</p>

Trust is fundamental to a functioning society. Trust is why we believe in voting, investing in banks and reading the news. But technology is rapidly changing the nature of trustworthiness at a time when it's more vital than ever. Rachel Botsman, a lecturer at Oxford University and author of "Who Can You Trust?", spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival about the evolving relationship between technology and trust.