A cybersecurity survey revealed that in 2019, 45 percent of working adults from the United States trusted the public Wi-Fi network of a frequented public location such as a local coffee shop to keep their information safe. In comparison, only 13 percent of working adults from Japan believed the same thing.
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Original statement: If you are in a place you trust (for example, a local coffee shop), you can trust the location’s public Wi-Fi network to keep your information secure. - True / False / I don't know
Data is based on a survey of more than 3,500 working adults across the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The source did not provide an exact date of survey.
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Proofpoint. (January 23, 2020). Share of adults worldwide who trust public Wi-Fi networks at trusted locations to keep their information secure in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147501/share-adults-trust-public-location-wifi-network-information-safe/
Proofpoint. "Share of adults worldwide who trust public Wi-Fi networks at trusted locations to keep their information secure in 2019." Chart. January 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147501/share-adults-trust-public-location-wifi-network-information-safe/
Proofpoint. (2020). Share of adults worldwide who trust public Wi-Fi networks at trusted locations to keep their information secure in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147501/share-adults-trust-public-location-wifi-network-information-safe/
Proofpoint. "Share of Adults Worldwide Who Trust Public Wi-fi Networks at Trusted Locations to Keep Their Information Secure in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147501/share-adults-trust-public-location-wifi-network-information-safe/
Proofpoint, Share of adults worldwide who trust public Wi-Fi networks at trusted locations to keep their information secure in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147501/share-adults-trust-public-location-wifi-network-information-safe/ (last visited July 17, 2024)
Share of adults worldwide who trust public Wi-Fi networks at trusted locations to keep their information secure in 2019 [Graph], Proofpoint, January 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147501/share-adults-trust-public-location-wifi-network-information-safe/
