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Do you lie about your personal information when you shop? Most Americans do.
In fact, American consumers hide their personal details and intentionally falsify information when asked for it by websites, services and mobile app providers, research from the California-based nonprofit Customer Commons found.
Less than 10 percent of those surveyed always accurately disclose the personal information requested of them, including items such as names, birth dates, phone numbers, or ZIP codes.
Among those who do withhold information, more than 75 percent won't give out their mobile telephone number, while 58 percent refuse to give out their email addresses. Nearly half of those surveyed don't provide their real identity. In addition, 14 percent give out erroneous employment information.
Comment: The author appears to be an advocate of Reagonomics, however his economic policies were devastating to all but the wealthy. When Ronald Reagan came into office 1981, unemployment was at 7.5%. Reagan cut taxes for the wealthy, then raised taxes on the middle and lower class. Corporations shipped more jobs out of the U.S. while hiring cheap foreign labor in order to make a bigger profit. While corporations made billions, Americans across the country lost their jobs. As 1982 came to a close, unemployment was nearly 11%. Unemployment began to drop as the years went on, but the jobs that were created were low paying and barely helped people make ends meet. The middle and lower class had their wages nearly frozen as the top earners saw dramatic increases in salary. For more information on Reagan's legacy read:
US: 8 reasons why Ronald Reagan was the worst President of our lifetime
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