Taking Your Private Information...

After visiting USA Today Website, I found that one of the snapshots talks about the percentage of people who would not share any personal information if offered 50% off specific dollar amounts.  It states that 35% of people would not give out personal information if offered 50% off of a $100 dollar item.  The chart also goes on to say that 52% of people would not share personal information if offered 50% off a $500 dollar item.  Then the chart closes with 55% of people would not give out personal information if offered 50% off of a $1,000 dollar item.  The first claim that this chart makes is that 65% of people would share personal information if it meant getting $50 dollars off a $100 dollar item or simply put, the majority of people would give personal information away to save $50 dollars.  This is plain statistics and it shows how people are so easily convinced to do something to save a few bucks.  65% of people is a fairly decent amount.  This makes the claim that the majority of people are very susceptible to internet fraud and shows their willingness to give out private information.  The next claim that this snapshot proves is that on 55% of people are not willing to give private information out to save 50% of a $1000 dollar purchase.  This makes the claim that the majority of people will not give out private information for saving some money.  Yes, the numbers are different from the last claim, but statistically talking, this group takes the majority on not giving out private information.  This side makes the claim that the majority of people are not willing to give out private information for saving some money.  The last claim that this snapshot makes is that the bigger the discount, the less likely one is to give out private information.  I think this happens because people believe that a small discount is a possibility rather than a crazy discount such as 50% off of $1,000 dollars.  People let their guard down on things that don’t shock them.  This is why online shoppers are 20% more likely to give out private information on a small discount rather than a bigger one. All three of these claims are valid because they all use the information provided in the chart to convey a different idea.  One makes people believe that most people are going to fall into giving out private information.  The next makes people believe that they have the upper hand when it comes to taking your private information.  And finally the last makes people believe that the bigger the discount is, the less likely someone is going to give out their private information.