This statistic illustrates the validity of public concerns regarding connected devices (Internet of Things devices) according to IT professionals surveyed in the United Kingdom in 2013. Among IT professionals, the greatest share (43 percent) agreed that the public should be most concerned about not knowing who has access to the information collected by connected devices.
About which issues regarding the "Internet of Things" should the public be most concerned about?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I don’t know who has access to the information collected by these devices
43%
I don’t know how the information that is collected by these devices will be used
39%
Someone will hack into the device
12%
Information collected by these devices will be used to market to me
* "Internet of Things" refers to machines, devices, sensors, cars, cameras, appliances and other items that are connected to the Internet and often to each other. Examples of connected devices include: Smart TVs, smartwatches, GPS navigation devices, electronic toll collection devices and wireless fitness trackers.
The original survey question was: "Below are some of the general public’s concerns about the Internet of Things. Which do you think they should be most concerned about?"
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ISACA. (October 15, 2013). About which issues regarding the "Internet of Things" should the public be most concerned about?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286014/it-professionals-survey-validity-of-concerns-about-connected-devices-uk/
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