| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| Becoming a victim of a fraud | 61% |
| Your online identity being used for fraudulent purposes | 43% |
| Your personal information being stolen | 40% |
| Your information being used without your knowledge | 26% |
| Your information being share with third parties (companies or government agencies) without your consent | 23% |
| Your personal safety being at risk | 19% |
| Your information being used to send you unwanted commercial offers | 14% |
| Your personal information being lost | 12% |
| Your information being used in different contexts from those in which you provided it | 9% |
| Your reputation being damaged | 4% |
| Becoming the victim of discriminatiopn (e.g. in job recruitment, being charged higher prices, not being able to access a service) | 3% |
| Your views and behaviors being misunderstood | 3% |
| You never provide personal information online (Spontaneous) | 2% |
| None (Spontaneous) | 1% |
| Do not know | 1% |
| Other (Spontaneous) | 0% |
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Release date
June 2015
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
February 28, 2015 to March 9, 2015
Number of respondents
1,328 respondents
Age group
15 years and older
Special properties
residents.
Supplementary notes
* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"QB8 I will read out a list of potential risks for your personal information. According to you, what are the most serious risks of providing personal information online? (ROTATE – MAX. 3 ANSWERS)"
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