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42% of Web Users Sneak Onto Others' Online Accounts

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-are-you-doing-there dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In an online survey, 42 percent of Internet users admitted to logging into other people's email and social networking accounts without their knowledge. The poll doesn't ask if passwords were found, granted, or stolen — which would make for further interesting results. The write-up summarizing the results defines the respondents as part of an "educated tech-readership" and questions the ethics of logging onto someone else's account, and whether those differ depending on the person and relationship."

3 of 313 comments (clear)

  1. That's so true! by wwrmn · · Score: 5, Informative

    wwrmn molests kittens and has been known to punch puppies.

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    until ( $win ) { &cheat }
  2. Re:Sharing passwords by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    You might want to read up on Laura Chappell, the Wireshark guru! :)

    http://www.packet-level.com/

  3. Re:(no subject) by Dan541 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Don't forget to look under the keyboard.

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    An SQL query goes to a bar, walks up to a table and asks, "Mind if I join you?"