Re: Woman 4 times more likely than men to give passwords for chocolate

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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- -- David Lodge <dave () cirt net> wrote:

> Quoting Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>:
> > I think I have seen the results of this survey some years ago too,   
> > but the results are better this year.
>
> The big question is, how where the results validated?
>
> If somebody offered me something for a password, I'd give them any  
random password like word...
>

Exactly. I feel the same way about this as Bruce Schneier:

"I haven't seen any indication they actually verified that
the passwords are real. I would certainly give up a fake
password for a bar of chocolate."

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/04/giving_up_passw.html

I don't put a lot of credence into reports like that. :-)

- - ferg

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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
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