| 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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