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Worldwide public Wi-Fi safety perception 2017
Worldwide public Wi-Fi safety perception 2017
How safe do you feel your personal information is when using public Wi-Fi connections?
by J. Clement,
last edited
Aug 4, 2017
This statistic shows the extent to which online users worldwide believe their personal information to be safe when using public Wi-Fi. During the June 2017 survey, 32 percent of respondents stated that they felt their data was somewhat unsafe on public Wi-Fi connections.
How safe do you feel your personal information is when using public Wi-Fi connections?
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Very safe | 15% |
| Somewhat safe | 46% |
| Somewhat unsafe | 32% |
| Very unsafe | 7% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Very safe | 15% |
| Somewhat safe | 46% |
| Somewhat unsafe | 32% |
| Very unsafe | 7% |
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Aug 4, 2017
This statistic shows the extent to which online users worldwide believe their personal information to be safe when using public Wi-Fi. During the June 2017 survey, 32 percent of respondents stated that they felt their data was somewhat unsafe on public Wi-Fi connections.
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- Release date
- July 2017
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- May 18 to June 5, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 15,532 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- via laptop, mobile phone or tablet
- Method of interview
- Online panel
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- July 2017
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- May 18 to June 5, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 15,532 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- via laptop, mobile phone or tablet
- Method of interview
- Online panel
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