One third of Russians admitted to keeping passwords to personal offices on pieces of paper

A third of Russians still write down their personal account passwords on paper. This follows from a joint survey by Mail and Hi-Tech Mail, the results of which were reported by Izvestia on January 23.

The purpose of the survey was to find out how gamers use e-mail, where they purchase games, and to find out where users most often store their passwords to game credentials.

About a third of respondents admitted to writing down passwords on pieces of paper, and more than 25% don't even think about how they store account data.

The survey found that only 14% of respondents use secure password managers that help securely store and create unique combinations. Other options where users store secret combinations include: note-taking apps and messenger messages.

In addition, 67% of Russians surveyed prefer to play video games on a computer, while the rest play them on smartphones and tablets.

More than 9 thousand respondents aged 18 to 55 took part in the study.

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