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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Symantec (Norton). (July 9, 2017). How safe do you feel your personal information is when using public Wi-Fi connections? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/731556/worldwide-public-wifi-safety-awareness/
Symantec (Norton). "How safe do you feel your personal information is when using public Wi-Fi connections? ." Chart. July 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731556/worldwide-public-wifi-safety-awareness/
Symantec (Norton). (2017). How safe do you feel your personal information is when using public Wi-Fi connections? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731556/worldwide-public-wifi-safety-awareness/
Symantec (Norton). "How Safe Do You Feel Your Personal Information Is When Using Public Wi-fi Connections? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731556/worldwide-public-wifi-safety-awareness/
Symantec (Norton), How safe do you feel your personal information is when using public Wi-Fi connections? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731556/worldwide-public-wifi-safety-awareness/ (last visited August 10, 2022)
