Many unsolved Internet security vulnerabilities reduce to a lack of user accountability: any user who misbehaves— e.g., by spamming from a free E-mail account or stuffing an online ballot box—can simply open other anonymous accounts or connect from other IP addresses. The obvious solution of requiring all users to identify and authenticate themselves to online services, through a universal publ...

BACKGROUND Priority setting in every health system is complex and difficult. In less wealthy countries the dominant approach to priority setting has been Burden of Disease (BOD) and cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), which is helpful, but insufficient because it focuses on a narrow range of values - need and efficiency - and not the full range of relevant values, including legitimacy and fairne...

How does accountability impact political decisions? Though previous research on accountability has demonstrated its potential effects in the realms of business, elections, and more, very little research has explored the effect of citizen accountability in highly ideological, intractable, and political conflicts. This article addresses this issue, looking at the unique interaction between accoun...