1. The document summarizes research from the Oxford Internet Surveys conducted in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009 regarding trust on the internet over time. 2. A key finding from 2003 was that those with more internet experience had greater trust, but bad experiences reduced trust. However, later surveys found bad experiences did not undermine trust as they were accepted as part of using the internet. 3. The surveys sampled over 2000 UK respondents each time via face-to-face interviews. New indices were created to measure attitudes toward technology and the internet, finding these dominated models of trust more than demographics or experience.