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Is It Cool to Check Your Partner's Phone? Survey Reveals Most Are Doing It Anyway

In an age where it seems like literally everyone is attached to their smartphone at all hours of the day, the problem of privacy rears its ugly head when the details are dragged out into the sunlight. While its common to think of privacy in the professional realm, it’s an issue in personal lives, too. And according to a recent study, a lot of people don’t really care about their partners’ privacy. 

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A new “Creepers and Peekers” study conducted by HP sheds a lot of light on this situation. In a survey of 3,000 random Americans and 1,500 run-of-the-mill office workers, more than half of the respondents were guilty of regularly creeping their partner's phone without their knowledge — 60 percent, in fact.

Time for a Passcode

The lesson learned here? Make sure you have a passcode, or some other form of reliable security lock, and update it frequently if you value your privacy or want to hide an illicit affair.

The stats get worse if you look at lifetime incidents. A whopping 80 percent of those polled said they had snaked their way through their significant other's text messages and pictures at least once in the past. Exploring a few numbers that nearly all of us can relate to (after all, who hasn't had this happen?) HP found that 63 percent of those surveyed would scan their girlfriend or boyfriend's screen if they noticed a text notification spring up — and that a slightly larger number, 64 percent, intentionally spy on their partner's smartphone without their knowledge.

The other side of the equation is equally interesting. Whether coming from a place of fear and suspicion or from a place of romantic self-preservation, half of the survey group admitted to hiding their smartphone screen and related activities from the so-called love of their life. Much like the old cheater's mantra that goes something like “if I'm capable of it, they are too,” it seems that modern relationships are plagued with technological and social deception.

New Tech Needs New Solutions

Privacy really is dead, no? Or is it the concept made even stronger by users who simply understand that new tech demands new solutions. According to the Pacific Standard, these tech-savvy youngsters are ditching unsecure public profiles and platforms in favor of more secure solutions.

“Because they are more guarded with what they share online, many Gen Z'ers are opting out of Facebook in favor of more 'private' platforms, such as Snapchat, where they can leave temporary 'snaps' and less-permanent digital footprints; they're also migrating toward private Instagram accounts, often known as using 'Finsta.'”

That being said, all of the technological wizardry in the world might not save you from the wandering eye of your spouse walking behind the couch — so be careful what you wish for, and be even more careful with what you’re texting. You never know what might come back to haunt you.

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Christina Majaski, Khareem Sudlow