Schneier talks about The Dishonest Minority [Link]

Sounds like a generalization of his interest into sociopaths/psychopaths - who are defectors if nothing else.

This is basically the same thing as the noble lie that Plato discussed in The Republic.

Compare "Bruce Schneier"'s statement in this part:

Two of these systems evolved in prehistory: morals and reputation. Two others evolved as our social groups became larger and more formal: laws and technical security systems. What these security systems do, effectively, is give individuals incentives to act in the group interest. But none of these systems, with the possible exception of some fanciful science-fiction technologies, can ever bring that dishonest minority down to zero.

to this statement in an article I wrote:

I am told that humans attempt weak approximations of this system through human-run enforcement mechanisms, such as laws and gossip. However, all such methods are subject to evolutionary arms races that ensure that, on average, a marginal unit of effort toward truthful signaling is just as effective in convincing others of one's possession of a desirable attribute, as a marginal unit of effort toward false signaling of the possession of such an attribute.

Therefore, it is necessary that humans go "outside the system" and involve non-human enforcers who cannot be swayed by standard human values.

(enphasis added in both excerpts)

I think "Bruce Schneier" is wrong: there is a way to ensure complete cooperation, and I explained how to do it in my article. Why doesn't anyone want to impilement that system?