This statistic presents the share of internet users who say that their online behavior would be seriously affected if they found out that others could access and use their personal information online. During a 2014 survey of daily internet users, it was found that 48 percent of respondents felt that their online behavior would be seriously affected if individuals not acquainted with them could access and use their personal information online. Further survey results indicated that 81 percent of users were not using aliases when commenting or expressing personal opinion online.
Internet users who say that their online behavior would be seriously affected if they found out that others could access and use their personal information online as of February 2014
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Yes, if it were other individuals not acquainted with me
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Ericsson. (February 21, 2014). Internet users who say that their online behavior would be seriously affected if they found out that others could access and use their personal information online as of February 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293881/online-security-concerns-regarding-institutions-and-individuals/
Ericsson. "Internet users who say that their online behavior would be seriously affected if they found out that others could access and use their personal information online as of February 2014." Chart. February 21, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293881/online-security-concerns-regarding-institutions-and-individuals/
Ericsson. (2014). Internet users who say that their online behavior would be seriously affected if they found out that others could access and use their personal information online as of February 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293881/online-security-concerns-regarding-institutions-and-individuals/
Ericsson. "Internet Users Who Say That Their Online Behavior Would Be Seriously Affected If They Found out That Others Could Access and Use Their Personal Information Online as of February 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293881/online-security-concerns-regarding-institutions-and-individuals/
Ericsson, Internet users who say that their online behavior would be seriously affected if they found out that others could access and use their personal information online as of February 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293881/online-security-concerns-regarding-institutions-and-individuals/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Internet users who say that their online behavior would be seriously affected if they found out that others could access and use their personal information online as of February 2014 [Graph], Ericsson, February 21, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/293881/online-security-concerns-regarding-institutions-and-individuals/
