The document discusses building trust-based social networks to help address issues of information overload faced by intelligence analysts. It proposes creating a system called METIS to allow intelligence analysts, government departments, NGOs, and contractors to interact online prior to deployment. This could help build relationships and trust to facilitate information sharing in the field. The system would use recommendation algorithms and track user trust levels and expertise to help analysts quickly find relevant information from across different sources. However, challenges remain in designing algorithms that can properly assess and utilize trust in this high-risk domain.