This statistic presents a ranking of the risks online adults worldwide are willing to take for free or stronger Wi-Fi. During the June 2017 survey, 34 percent of respondents stated that they were willing to watch a 3 minute ad to secure a free Wi-Fi connection with a strong signal.
What would you be willing to exchange and/or do to secure a free Wi-Fi connection with a strong signal when travelling, on holiday or at a concert or stadium event?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I wouldn't do, share or exchange any of the above for free Wi-Fi
45%
Watch a 3 minute ad
34%
Swap seats on a flight with someone else to ensure I have a strong Wi-Fi signal
12%
Swap my hotel room or holiday home rental to ensure I have a strong Wi-Fi signal
11%
Allow access to a photo of myself
8%
Swap my concert or stadium seat with someone else to ensure I have a strong Wi-Fi signal
8%
Share my personal details
8%
Introduce myself to a complete stranger
7%
Download an app from an unknown source
7%
Share access to my personal emails
7%
Allow access to my contact list
6%
Allow permission to access and edit all my social media accounts
6%
Leave my travel group to stay somewhere by myself
6%
Allow permission to access my online dating profile
Original question: hat would you be willing to exchange and/or do to secure a free Wi-Fi connection with a strong signal when travelling, on holiday or at a concert or stadium event?
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Symantec (Norton). (July 9, 2017). What would you be willing to exchange and/or do to secure a free Wi-Fi connection with a strong signal when travelling, on holiday or at a concert or stadium event? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/731574/free-wifi-risks-willing-adults-worldwide/
Symantec (Norton). "What would you be willing to exchange and/or do to secure a free Wi-Fi connection with a strong signal when travelling, on holiday or at a concert or stadium event?." Chart. July 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731574/free-wifi-risks-willing-adults-worldwide/
Symantec (Norton). (2017). What would you be willing to exchange and/or do to secure a free Wi-Fi connection with a strong signal when travelling, on holiday or at a concert or stadium event?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731574/free-wifi-risks-willing-adults-worldwide/
Symantec (Norton). "What Would You Be Willing to Exchange And/or Do to Secure a Free Wi-fi Connection with a Strong Signal When Travelling, on Holiday or at a Concert or Stadium Event?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731574/free-wifi-risks-willing-adults-worldwide/
Symantec (Norton), What would you be willing to exchange and/or do to secure a free Wi-Fi connection with a strong signal when travelling, on holiday or at a concert or stadium event? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731574/free-wifi-risks-willing-adults-worldwide/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
What would you be willing to exchange and/or do to secure a free Wi-Fi connection with a strong signal when travelling, on holiday or at a concert or stadium event? [Graph], Symantec (Norton), July 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/731574/free-wifi-risks-willing-adults-worldwide/
