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Brits are Crap at Password Security

Quoting the article:

A survey of 172 office workers at Liverpool Street Station found that 71 per cent were willing to part with their password for a Marks & Spencer's Easter Egg. Last year 90 per cent of office workers at Waterloo give away their passwords for a cheap pen, so perhaps things have improved slightly.
I'm sure this is common in the U.S., too, but hopefully not to this extent. Thanks to Yoleen for the tip.

Posted by Jake on 04/21/04 @ 05:26 PM
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Neil T. said on 04/22/04 @ 12:31 AM:
But how many gave a fake password so that they could get the easter egg? That's what I would have done. :)

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