Online file sharing and saving: problems experienced Britain

This statistic shows the problems experienced when saving or sharing files on the internet among individuals in Great Britain in 2014. Of respondents, 24 percent reported facing incompatibility between different devices or file formats.

Problems experienced when saving or sharing files on the internet in Great Britain in 2014

Characteristic	Share of respondents
No problems have been encountered	44%
Slow speed of access or use	41%
Technical server problems	25%
Incompatibility between different devices or file formats	24%
Difficulties moving files from one provider to another	10%
Terms and conditions are difficult to understand	9%
Disclosure of data to third parties	6%
Unauthorised use of personal information by service provider	2%

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Release date

August 2014

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2014

Number of respondents

1,800**

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

individuals who have used storage space on the internet to share or save files

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The source indicates: "The source of this information is the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OLS). The OLS is a multi-purpose survey developed by ONS for use by government departments, other public bodies, charities, academics and the media. It provides a fast, cost effective and reliable way of obtaining information on topics too brief to warrant their own survey."
** The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey is carried out by interviewing a nationally representative sample of households in Great Britain. About 1,800 households are sampled each month and estimates are subject to sampling variability, as are those from all sample surveys.

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