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May 3, 2019 06:59 am GMT

Young people are overconfident with online security, survey suggests

As a relatively young person, I would like to think that I'm on pretty on top of technology — and perhaps by extension, security.

It doesn't seem to be the case with other younger users, with a survey commissioned by Google suggesting young people are overconfident when it comes to keeping their online accounts safe.

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A Harris Poll, which surveyed 3,000 adults in the U.S., said 78 percent of Gen Z (16-24 year olds) admitted they use the same password for multiple online accounts. 

"Younger users are digital natives; they don’t remember a time without smartphones," Emily Schechter, a product manager for Chrome Security at Google, told Mashable. "I think this must be super influential to how they think about technology and security." Read more...

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