A new study finds that people with technical backgrounds are very inclined to disclose sensitive information like passwords to strangers they meet online. 75 percent of those contacted disclosed personal information such as addresses, phone numbers, information about their children and parents’ names. The study was conducted by Dr. Sabina-Raluca Datcu, who conducted the study. Datcu created two fake 25-year-old female profiles with photos to present to either IT experts or hackers to analyze “friendship trust-rate””]

