According to a 2023 survey on the digital usage in Taiwan, about 44 percent of respondents were worried about fake news and inaccurate information on the internet. About two in ten surveyed users had used a virtual private network (VPN) to access the internet.
Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in Taiwan as of 3rd quarter 2023
Characteristic
Share of surveyed internet users
Express concern about what is real versus what is fake on the internet
43.8%
Decline cookies on websites at least some of the time
37.1%
Use a tool to block advertisements on the internet at least some of the time
36.8%
Worry about how companies might use their online data
31%
Use a virtual private network (VPN) to access the internet at least some of the time
18.6%
Feel represented in the advertising that they see or hear
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We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater. (February 23, 2024). Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in Taiwan as of 3rd quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376683/taiwan-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
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We Are Social, DataReportal, Meltwater. (2024). Attitudes and actions relating to online privacy and security among surveyed internet users in Taiwan as of 3rd quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1376683/taiwan-internet-data-privacy-and-security-user-preferences-and-actions/
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