> Why would anyone trust one of them going forward?
The same reason people trust the Dollar as a reserve currency. Yeah, it sucks, but better than any of the alternatives.
Fortunately, there exist open-source/public-domain alternatives for security products. (Doesn't mean that contributors can't be coerced with the equivalent of a Nation Security Letter, though.)
The only reason people trust the dollar is because if you refuse the dollar, the US military shows up and kills you.
How long until we find out that the "humanitarian aide" so heavily pushed WRT Syria, is an IMF debt loan requiring a central bank and fealty to the US dollar is the primary reason for the opportunity war being sought.
The same reason people trust the Dollar as a reserve currency. Yeah, it sucks, but better than any of the alternatives.
Fortunately, there exist open-source/public-domain alternatives for security products. (Doesn't mean that contributors can't be coerced with the equivalent of a Nation Security Letter, though.)