Re: Crap. Why didn't I think of that?

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>]

From:                   Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu>
Date sent:              Tue, 17 Jun 2014 02:34:08 -0400

> Each week they increase the payment. Study observed that for payments as low as
> $0.01, 22% of the people who viewed the task ultimately ran the executable. Once
> increased to $1.00, this proportion increased to 43%. As the price increased,
> more and more users who understood the risks ultimately ran the code. They
> conclude that users are generally unopposed to running programs of unknown
> provenance, so long as their incentives exceed their inconvenience."

Roughly half the people will run potential malware for a dollar.  Roughly half the 
people you offer a candy bar will give you their password.

We are definitely on the wrong side of the business ...

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