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A new study shows that young people are moving away from the Facebook app and, at the very least, are changing their privacy settings. Continue reading 44 Percent of Americans 18-27 Have Deleted the Facebook App This Year, Poll Finds
Most Americans don’t understand the security measures that can keep them safe online, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. A survey published Wednesday shows a large majority of Americans can pick the strongest password off a list and know that public WiFi isn’t safe. But only a third knew what HTTPS (the green padlock next to the web address bar) means, and only one in ten could distinguish two-factor authentication from other forms of login security. The survey, of 1,055 American adults, was conducted last June for the center. It consisted of a 13-question pop quiz respondents took online. The questions “cover many of the general concepts and basic building blocks that cybersecurity experts stress are important for users to protect themselves online,” said the center in an analysis. The multiple choice questions range from selecting the strongest password from a list, to identifying which login screen shows two-factor authentication, as opposed […]
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A new study finds Mechanical Turk workers are overeducated and underpaid. Continue reading Fifty Percent of Mechanical Turk Workers Have College Degrees, Study Finds