Methods and Apparatus for Enabling a Dynamic Network of Interactors According to Personal Trust Levels Between Interactors

A system comprising:

• (1) a first computerized appliance dedicated to a first user and comprising:
• a first processor;
• a coupled first data repository storing first contact identities and trust metrics associated with the individual ones of the first contact identities;
• one or more communication applications executable by the first processor;
• and
• trust software executing on the first processor from a non-transitory medium;
• (2) a second computerized appliance dedicated to a second user and comprising:
• a second processor;
• a coupled second data repository storing contact identities and trust metrics associated with the individual ones of the contact identities;
• one or more communication applications executable by the processor;
• and
• trust software executing on the second processor from a non-transitory medium;
• and
• (3) a network coupling the first and second computerized appliances;
• wherein, in a process of sending or receiving a communication over the network using one of the communication applications, the first computerized appliance, noting contact identities associated with the communication, interacts with the second computerized appliance, determining one or more routing decisions by consulting the trust metrics associated with the first and second contact identities.