Security Certificate Warnings Don't Work

angry tapir writes "In a laboratory experiment, researchers found that between 55 percent and 100 percent of participants ignored certificate security warnings, depending on which browser they were using (different browsers use different language to warn their users). The researchers first conducted an online survey of more than 400 Web surfers, to learn what they thought about certificate warnings. They then brought 100 people into a lab and studied how they surf the Web. They found that people often had a mixed-up understanding of certificate warnings. For example, many thought they could ignore the messages when visiting a site they trust, but that they should be more wary at less-trustworthy sites."

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Re:'People' don't understand computers

[henrymaquli]

I appreciate the concern which is been rose. The things need to be sorted out because itâ(TM)s not about the individual but it can be with everyone. first people have to aware from harms then only they think for security. Maquli Real Estate