Despite ongoing security concerns (the most recent of which is the koob worm), Facebook has been named the number 15 most trusted company in the US. A survey conducted by Ponemon Institute and TRUSTe, the Internet privacy trustmark company, has revealed a short list of what people feel are the most trustworthy companies around, in terms of Privacy Security.
The survey sample consisted of 6,486 adult consumers in the US, and resulted in 706 companies being named. 211 of these companies actually made the cut, including Facebook. So who took the number one spot? American Express, which was in the same position last year. eBay follows as the second most trusted company, with IBM, Amazon and Johnson & Johnson completing the top five.
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