Ballmer: Online consumers too trusting
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Computer users, beware. The head of the world's largest software company worries consumers who make Internet purchases have become too complacent about the risks of financial fraud and stolen identity.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said a calm period without significant Internet attacks has lulled computer users, even older Web surfers who traditionally have been more anxious than teenagers about their online safety.
"I don't want trepidation high, but on the other hand, I want people aware of what's going on and taking appropriate precautions," Ballmer said yesterday. "I'm afraid that may have declined, a little too much."