Wife spying on your online communications?

More than quarter of women use the internet to secretly spy on their partners, a survey has revealed.

Jan 28 2009
The under 35s are most paranoid, with 64 per cent of all interviewed admitting they have snooped at a partner's online communication or internet history Photo: GETTY

In a poll of more than 1,000 men and women, researchers found 28 per cent of women log on to the social networking sites of their loved-ones to find out personal information.

Women quizzed in the poll said they used partner's passwords to log onto sites like Facebook, Twitter and Bebo to find out if they are unfaithful or if they are still in touch with ex-lovers.

The research, by Virgin Media, showed that an astonishing 88 per cent of the population use the internet every day and that women are more that twice as likely to spy on their partners than men are.

According the poll, just 16 per cent of men admitted using the internet to spy on their lovers.

The under 35s are most paranoid, with 64 per cent of all interviewed admitting they have snooped at a partner's online communication or internet history.

Yorkshire is the most paranoid, with 30 per cent of the 1,128 people quizzed admitting spying.

Scotland is the least insecure with just 15 per cent owning up to online snooping.

Ashley Stockwell, managing director of brand and marketing at Virgin Media said: "The internet has transformed the way we communicate and conversations can span the globe in a split second.

"The fact that so many people use the internet to keep in contact with friends, start romantic relationships and even spy on their partners, is a fascinating insight into the way we live our lives in the 21st century."

Sasha Edwards, 23, of Maidstone, admitted spying on her ex-partner.

She said: "I looked at my ex's Facebook account and found out he was still in touch with three of his ex-girlfriends and was meeting up with one of them regularly without telling me. That was the end of it as far as I was concerned, so I finished it with him.

"If you can't be truthful in a relationship there is not much point continuing."(source Telegraph.co.uk)