This statistic shows the biggest online threats to children according to parent internet users worldwide as of June 2015. During the survey period, 41 percent of respondents were concerned about their children communicating with dangerous strangers.
Biggest online threats to children according to parent internet users worldwide as of June 2015
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Seeing inappropriate/explicit content online
45%
Communicating with dangerous strangers
41%
Sharing too much personal information about themselves online
40%
Becoming addicted to the internet/spending too much time online
38%
Encountering malicious software/viruses
37%
Becoming a victim of cyber-bullying
36%
Using the internet to meet undesirable/dangerous people offline
36%
Careless use of a computer resulting in personal/other data loss for me
27%
Incurring unexpected bills through app stores/social networks
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Kaspersky Lab. (August 13, 2015). Biggest online threats to children according to parent internet users worldwide as of June 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/463653/online-threats-to-children/
Kaspersky Lab. "Biggest online threats to children according to parent internet users worldwide as of June 2015." Chart. August 13, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463653/online-threats-to-children/
Kaspersky Lab. (2015). Biggest online threats to children according to parent internet users worldwide as of June 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463653/online-threats-to-children/
Kaspersky Lab. "Biggest Online Threats to Children According to Parent Internet Users Worldwide as of June 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463653/online-threats-to-children/
Kaspersky Lab, Biggest online threats to children according to parent internet users worldwide as of June 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463653/online-threats-to-children/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Biggest online threats to children according to parent internet users worldwide as of June 2015 [Graph], Kaspersky Lab, August 13, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/463653/online-threats-to-children/
