How is the regulation of security and trustworthiness on the Internet likely to develop? Will the private sector improve trust online? Will governments have to step in more? Will public confidence in the Internet decline to such a great extent that other infrastructures will become more popular?

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The regulation of security and trustworthiness on the Internet is likely to develop into more security practices that can guarantee people, the investors, the common citizen, that their information, transactions, and private life are protected. The government has to play a big and key role in demanding companies to install the proper security protocols in their systems in order to protect the information of their clients. Definitely, now more than ever, cybersecurity is a major concern for everybody.

The private sector must improve trust online. Indeed, CEOs of major companies such as Faceb*ok had been questioned by members of US Congress regarding the way they handle private data and they also have questioned that social media site in the long-questioned Russian intervention in the 2016 US elections. Without a doubt, governments have to step in more to have the proper legislation that enforces companies the correct handling of personal data. The public's confidence on the Internet has declined and they are looking for answers in different types of alternatives, including other infrastructures because they are afraid that their personal information could be in hands of people that have different intentions than the simple trade interaction.