This statistic presents the share of internet users in the United States who experienced online harassment through the invasion of their privacy as of July 2016. According to the survey, 14 percent of respondents had their online or phone activities monitored, while 13 percent of them had accounts hacked and info stolen.
Share of internet users in the United States who experienced online harassment through invasion of privacy as of July 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Monitored your online or phone activity
14%
Hacked your accounts and stole info
13%
Tracked your location
9%
Read messages without permission
7%
Used social media info and made you feel uncomfortable
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Data & Society, & CiPHR. (November 26, 2016). Share of internet users in the United States who experienced online harassment through invasion of privacy as of July 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679072/us-types-online-harassment-privacy-internet-users/
Data & Society, und CiPHR. "Share of internet users in the United States who experienced online harassment through invasion of privacy as of July 2016." Chart. November 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679072/us-types-online-harassment-privacy-internet-users/
Data & Society, CiPHR. (2016). Share of internet users in the United States who experienced online harassment through invasion of privacy as of July 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679072/us-types-online-harassment-privacy-internet-users/
Data & Society, and CiPHR. "Share of Internet Users in The United States Who Experienced Online Harassment through Invasion of Privacy as of July 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679072/us-types-online-harassment-privacy-internet-users/
Data & Society & CiPHR, Share of internet users in the United States who experienced online harassment through invasion of privacy as of July 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679072/us-types-online-harassment-privacy-internet-users/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Share of internet users in the United States who experienced online harassment through invasion of privacy as of July 2016 [Graph], Data & Society, & CiPHR, November 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/679072/us-types-online-harassment-privacy-internet-users/
