Protection of devices and internet privacy 2019 | Statista

This statistic shows the most common protective actions taken by internet users worldwide over the past year as of February 2019. During the survey period, 45 percent of internet users reported that they avoided opening e-mails from unknown e-mail addresses.

Protective actions taken by internet users worldwide over the past year as of February 2019

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Avoiding opening emails from unknown email addresses	45%
Disclosing less personal information online	41%
Avoiding certain internet sites	40%
Using antivirus software	36%
Changing your password regularly	33%
Avoiding certain web applications	32%
Cutting down on the amount of biographically accurate information you divulge online	29%
Self-censoring what you say online	21%
Changing who you communicate with	15%
Doing fewer financial transactions online	15%
Making fewer online purchases	12%
Closing Facebook and other social media accounts, etc.	11%
Using the Internet less often	8%
None of these	16%

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Release date

June 2019

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

December 21, 2018 to February 10, 2019

Number of respondents

25,229 respondents

Age group

16-64 years

Special properties

internet users

Supplementary notes

Q3. How have you changed anything about how you behave online compared to one year ago? (Please select all that apply.)

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