The Trust Crisis

Name: The Trust Crisis
ISBN: 979-8887508801

by Raj Ananthanpillai

Publisher

Forbes Books

Publication

Jun 30, 2026

Format

Paperback/Softback

Illustrated

ISBN

979-8887508801

ASIN

B0GPND59P6

Age

Adult 18+

Rights Sold

🌍 World Wide Rights Available

Description

The digital world runs on trust—and trust is failing.

The Trust Crisis exposes why identity theft, data breaches, and privacy erosion have become unavoidable and normalized features of human interaction with the digital ecosystem. The problem is not careless users, but helpless users. It is a rigged and broken identity verification system that forces people to repeatedly give up sensitive data with zero assurance to protect them.

Raj Ananthanpillai reveals how today’s flawed verification model creates massive security risks and explains why adding more safeguards or regulations has not fixed the issue. He introduces a new framework for digital trust—one that replaces endless data sharing with reusable, consumer-owned trust credentials.

Readers will discover:

Why current organizational data storage approach puts everyone at risk
How identity verification and screening can work without exposing personal data
What a Trust Credential for Life looks like in practice
How consumers and organizations can restore digital trust with a new verification model

Clear, timely, and solution-oriented, this book is essential reading for anyone concerned about privacy, security, and the future of human identity screening in an AI driven digital world.