A 2021 survey revealed that 30 percent of respondents from the United States allowed their friends and family members to use their employer-issued devices to check and respond to personal e-mails. Furthermore, 20 percent of respondents from Germany allowed their friends or family members to use their employer-issued devices for playing games.
Share of adults worldwide allowing friends and family to use their employer-issued device in 2021, by country and activity
The original question was phrased by the source as follows:"Which of these activities do you allow friends/family to do on your employer-issued device? (multiple responses allowed.)"
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. (May 2, 2022). Share of adults worldwide allowing friends and family to use their employer-issued device in 2021, by country and activity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147938/share-adults-worldwide-friends-family-use-employer-issued-device-personal-activities-country/
Proofpoint. "Share of adults worldwide allowing friends and family to use their employer-issued device in 2021, by country and activity." Chart. May 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147938/share-adults-worldwide-friends-family-use-employer-issued-device-personal-activities-country/
Proofpoint. (2022). Share of adults worldwide allowing friends and family to use their employer-issued device in 2021, by country and activity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147938/share-adults-worldwide-friends-family-use-employer-issued-device-personal-activities-country/
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Proofpoint, Share of adults worldwide allowing friends and family to use their employer-issued device in 2021, by country and activity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147938/share-adults-worldwide-friends-family-use-employer-issued-device-personal-activities-country/ (last visited December 29, 2024)
Share of adults worldwide allowing friends and family to use their employer-issued device in 2021, by country and activity [Graph], Proofpoint, May 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1147938/share-adults-worldwide-friends-family-use-employer-issued-device-personal-activities-country/
