Between November 15 and December 7, 2021, 66 percent of internet users worldwide claimed they were worried that their identity would be stolen. Meanwhile, 57 percent of the respondents thought that the steps they were taking were enough to protect themselves from identity theft. Another share of 38 percent said that they had never considered that their identity could be stolen.
Internet user attitudes regarding online identity theft from November to December 2021
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NortonLifeLock. (February 9, 2022). Internet user attitudes regarding online identity theft from November to December 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/
NortonLifeLock. "Internet user attitudes regarding online identity theft from November to December 2021." Chart. February 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/
NortonLifeLock. (2022). Internet user attitudes regarding online identity theft from November to December 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/
NortonLifeLock. "Internet User Attitudes regarding Online Identity Theft from November to December 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/
NortonLifeLock, Internet user attitudes regarding online identity theft from November to December 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Internet user attitudes regarding online identity theft from November to December 2021 [Graph], NortonLifeLock, February 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/296700/personal-data-security-perception-online/