This survey shows information on the people and organizations that internet users in the United States have taken steps to hide their online activities from. During a July 2013 survey, it was found that 28 percent of US internet users had taken steps to block advertisers from observing their online acntivities.
Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations?
Characteristic
Percentage of users
Hackers or criminals
33%
Advertisers
28%
People in their past
19%
Certain friends
19%
People who might criticize, harass, or target them
17%
Family members or romantic partner
14%
Employer, supervisor or coworkers
11%
Companies or people who run the websites they visit
6%
Companies or people that might want payment for downloaded files
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Pew Research Center. (September 5, 2013). Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. "Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations?." Chart. September 5, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. "Have You Ever Tried to Hide Your Online Activities from Certain People or Organizations?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center, Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations? [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 5, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/
