A February 2023 survey found that around three percent of respondents in the United Kingdom (UK) used fake personal information, such as fake e-mail addresses, in their daily internet use. A further four percent stated doing so once a week, while 53 percent said they have never done that.
Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023
The original question was phrased by the source as follows:"How often, if at all, do you use the following methods (using fake personal information) to protect your private / personal information online?"
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Nano Interactive. (April 28, 2023). Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384071/uk-frequency-using-fake-information/
Nano Interactive. "Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384071/uk-frequency-using-fake-information/
Nano Interactive. (2023). Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384071/uk-frequency-using-fake-information/
Nano Interactive. "Frequency of Using Fake Personal Information Online in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of February 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384071/uk-frequency-using-fake-information/
Nano Interactive, Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384071/uk-frequency-using-fake-information/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Frequency of using fake personal information online in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023 [Graph], Nano Interactive, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384071/uk-frequency-using-fake-information/
