British web users give away more of their personal information over the internet than they believe, according to a new survey.
A new poll has revealed that UK web users divulge more of their personal details than they think.
Carried out by AOL, the survey showed that while 84 per cent of internet users said they would never offer their income details online, 89 per cent did so willingly without coming under any pressure to do so.
"Our research identified a significant gap between what people say and what they do when it comes to protecting sensitive information online," commented Jules Polonetsky, chief privacy officer at AOL.
The poll also indicated that while 34 per cent expect privacy problems involving credit card fraud, just 11 per cent have actually fallen victim to such a crime.
Meanwhile, a recent study by ClearMyMail showed that the Royal Bank of Scotland was the most targeted company by fraudsters utilising phishing emails during the second quarter of 2008.
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