This statistic gives information on how difficult internet users in the United States believe it to be for comanies to find out their real name and identity online. During a survey in July 2013, it was found that 42 percent of internet users thought that it was very easy for companies to uncover the identity behind anonymous online comments.
Difficulty of companies finding out the identity of internet users in the United States as of July 2013
The original question was: "Suppose you said something critical about a product online, and you didn't use your real name. How easy do you think it would be for the company to find out who you are anyway?"
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Pew Research Center. (September 5, 2013). Difficulty of companies finding out the identity of internet users in the United States as of July 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270048/difficulty-of-companies-finding-out-the-identity-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. "Difficulty of companies finding out the identity of internet users in the United States as of July 2013." Chart. September 5, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270048/difficulty-of-companies-finding-out-the-identity-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Difficulty of companies finding out the identity of internet users in the United States as of July 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270048/difficulty-of-companies-finding-out-the-identity-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. "Difficulty of Companies Finding out The Identity of Internet Users in The United States as of July 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270048/difficulty-of-companies-finding-out-the-identity-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center, Difficulty of companies finding out the identity of internet users in the United States as of July 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270048/difficulty-of-companies-finding-out-the-identity-of-us-internet-users/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Difficulty of companies finding out the identity of internet users in the United States as of July 2013 [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 5, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/270048/difficulty-of-companies-finding-out-the-identity-of-us-internet-users/
