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ClimateNE & Climate Change Schools Project support the move to a low-carbon, resilient economy and help businesses avoid risk and realise commercial opportunities. Posts by Jen Atkinson, Krista McKinzey and Harriet Thew » It's official. Women can't keep secrets. And what's more, they are prepared to give away private information with the lure of nothing more than a chocolate bar. But don't shoot the messenger. This isn't me being sexist, this is according to the latest survey by a top research body with too much time on its hands.
A survey by Infosecurity Europe found that women are far more likely to give away their computer passwords to total strangers than men.
Apparently 45% of women versus 10% of men were prepared to give away their password to strangers masquerading as market researchers with the lure of a chocolate bar as an incentive for filling in the survey.
The research also asked for workers names and telephone numbers so that they could be entered into a draw to go to Paris, with this incentive 60% of men and 62% of women gave up their contact information.
So there it is - proof if it were needed - that men are more trustworthy than women.
Admittedly the survey should be taken with a pinch of salt as only 576 people were questioned but it also highlighted the dangers of internet security, or lack of it.
To read the full report click on the link below.
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