People are getting wiser about their passwords, but not necessarily
about their personal information, according to a survey conducted in
Europe.
The survey,
conducted by conference group Infosecurity Europe, found that only 21
percent of the nearly 600 people queried outside Liverpool Street
Station in London gave up their password when offered an incentive --
in this case, a chocolate bar -- down from 64 percent last year. Yet,
of the people who declined to give their password, six in ten later
identified the type of information -- such as date of birth, pet's
name, or anniversary date -- used to create their password.
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