Digital Philosophy
Trust Hierarchy
The chain of authority in a digital system where each component reports to the entity above it — a chain the Apex Node is designed to terminate.
Definition
The chain of authority in any digital system — the sequence of entities that each component reports to, defers to, or depends upon. Your phone reports to Apple. Apple reports to its shareholders and regulators. Every conventional device exists within a hierarchy it did not choose. The purpose of the Apex Node is to sit at the summit of this hierarchy, answerable to its owner alone.