Distributed Ledger Technologies (DTL), such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, give us insight into radical new ways of managing trustworthiness, based on a new combination of a community and cryptographic protocols. Perhaps there are parallels we could leverage.

How can social scientists and humanities scholars contribute to the development of smart technology? To what extent are users involved in smart technology development? Can rights such as privacy and data security be built into digital environments and infrastructures? These are some of the...