Not-so-single soldiers – delete your history!

Not-so-single soldiers who are enjoying a little flirtation on social networking sites may be wise to make sure they delete their browser history, after a new study has found that one-fifth of people have checked up on their partner’s online activities.

The research, undertaken by the London School of Economics, Nottingham Trent University and the University of Oxford, revealed that wives were the more likely half of a couple to monitor their husband’s internet usage.

Some 14 per cent of women went so far as to check their spouse’s emails, while eight per cent of men admitted to doing their own detective work.

Ellen Helsper, who led the research, said: "Our findings showed that there are surprisingly high levels of surveillance."

"It is clear that internet users do not shy from taking action when they think their partner might be undertaking activities that they are not comfortable with."

A recent study by consumer electronics site Retrevo found that seven per cent of social networking site users were so addicted to their online activities that given the chance, they would check their messages during sex.

Posted by Samantha Thompson