According to a 2023 survey on the digital usage in Hong Kong, about 45 of respondents were worried about fake news and inaccurate information on the internet. About four in ten surveyed users had declined website cookies at least some of the time.
Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in Hong Kong as of 3rd quarter 2023
Characteristic
Share of surveyed internet users
Express concern about what is real versus what is fake on the internet
45.1%
Decline cookies on websites at least some of the time
39%
Use a tool to block advertisements on the internet at least some of the time
35.3%
Worry about how companies might use their online data
34%
Use a virtual private network (VPN) to access the internet at least some of the time
28.2%
Feel represented in the advertising that they see or hear
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We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater. (February 21, 2024). Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in Hong Kong as of 3rd quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367237/hong-kong-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
We Are Social, und DataReportal, und Meltwater. "Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in Hong Kong as of 3rd quarter 2023." Chart. February 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367237/hong-kong-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
We Are Social, DataReportal, Meltwater. (2024). Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in Hong Kong as of 3rd quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367237/hong-kong-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
We Are Social, and DataReportal, and Meltwater. "Attitudes and Actions Relating to Online Privacy and Security among Surveyed Internet Users in Hong Kong as of 3rd Quarter 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367237/hong-kong-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
We Are Social & DataReportal & Meltwater, Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in Hong Kong as of 3rd quarter 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367237/hong-kong-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in Hong Kong as of 3rd quarter 2023 [Graph], We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater, February 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367237/hong-kong-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
