Dev Tools · 1h ago
Trust in Tech Requires Verifiable Proof, Not Just Good Systems
A players' union challenged an athlete-data platform to prove its data handling, not just assert it. The platform had proper controls but couldn't demonstrate them on demand. The gap between being correct and being able to prove it is the core engineering problem.
Meridian48 take
The piece rightly argues that trust is an engineering output, not a policy document, but it understates the cost of building verifiable systems for every possible audit.
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