Ten Crucial Privacy Statistics That May Surprise You — Security Today
Ten Crucial Privacy Statistics That May Surprise You
Not all internet users are careless about their online security. But many are still victims of cybercriminals and stalkers due to mistakes online.
The online world sometimes feels like a mysterious place where we don't know people yet communicate with them and we can vent out our frustrations and thoughts without disclosing our identity. We feel we are safe under the mask of an online identity.
The feeling of not being known gives us the confidence to share a huge part of our life on the internet. We feel secured as no one knows us in person. Our audience is unaware of our past and can only sneak into what we portray about ourselves, that is, the fabricated reality. But is this true? Are we really safe online? Does the internet provide us complete anonymity?
The risk of privacy leakage has increased with the rising use of the internet. The online world is not as safe as it may appear nor it is an anonymous world. The details that we share about ourselves at different times and occasions are often stored permanently and stayed there even after a long time. Tracing someone through the information available online is quite easy and so is causing harm to them.
Online privacy statistics are eye-openers as most of them are quite unexpected. The so-called anonymous social media users and online buyers are the victims of cybercriminals and stalkers.
Hacking of Accounts
According to the online privacy statistics, approximately 21% of online users are the victim of account hacking. These hacked accounts include both email accounts and social media accounts that are used for various unauthorized purposes.
To make the email and social media accounts less vulnerable to hacking you can use multiple step authentication for accessing the accounts.
Data Theft
According to the online privacy statistics, about 11% of online users have been the victim of data theft. This stolen data includes some crucial information like credit card details, social security numbers, and bank details. Most of the people using online banking and online shopping sites are the victim of data theft.
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