As of 2019, 40 percent of UK internet users changed their way of using the internet by not opening emails from unknown people, due to security concerns. 10 percent stated they were less likely to bank online for the same reason.
Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways?
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Among the following possible actions you might have undertaken in the last three years because of security and privacy issues when using the Internet please select those that apply to you?"
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European Commission. (January 30, 2020). Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089995/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-uk/
European Commission. "Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways?." Chart. January 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089995/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-uk/
European Commission. (2020). Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089995/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-uk/
European Commission. "Has Concern about Security Issues Made You Change The Way You Use The Internet in Any of The following Ways?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089995/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-uk/
European Commission, Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089995/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways? [Graph], European Commission, January 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089995/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-uk/