[IxDA Discuss] Forced Registration and Dummy Information

[Michael Micheletti]

>From my personal casual observations:

Task-minded adults seem to tell the truth, but will leave as many fields
blank as possible. The more tech-savvy ones may use throwaway email
addresses. This would be for a website they intend to trust but aren't sure
about.

Children, on the other hand, when registering for sites like Neopets that
have age restrictions, lie like sailors. They're 87 years old, drive a
Ferrari, live on an island in the Carribean, and make four million dollars a
year. The registration concludes and the site says "Welcome, Vladimir!" and
they all laugh. Creating bogus accounts is like a sport to them. They're
smart, they know the tricks, and they travel in packs. Or so it seems at our
house anyway.

Michael Micheletti

On 5/3/07, Kevin Silver <kevin at clearwired.com> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if there are any studies/numbers/articles out there
> (or based upon your experience) that show how many people use dummy
> information if they're forced to register for a site?
>