As of 2019, 42 percent of internet users in European Union (EU) countries changed their way of using the internet, by not opening emails from unknown people, due to security concerns. Eight percent stated they were less likely to bank online for the same reason.
Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways?
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Among the following possible actions you might have undertaken in the last three years because of security and privacy issues when using the Internet please select those that apply to you?"
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European Commission. (January 30, 2020). Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1090003/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-eu/
European Commission. "Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways?." Chart. January 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1090003/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-eu/
European Commission. (2020). Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1090003/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-eu/
European Commission. "Has Concern about Security Issues Made You Change The Way You Use The Internet in Any of The following Ways?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1090003/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-eu/
European Commission, Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1090003/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-eu/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Has concern about security issues made you change the way you use the internet in any of the following ways? [Graph], European Commission, January 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1090003/change-of-habits-over-internet-security-concerns-in-eu/