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Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/GRkJzAEqL_w/privacy-fears-deterring-almost-half-of-american-households-from-online-shopping
Privacy Fears Deterring Almost Half of American Households From Online Shopping
Many Americans are growing increasingly concerned about privacy and security. According to a survey, almost half of American households with at least one Internet user have been deterred from online activity recently. The online activity includes doing online transactions, banking, and posting things on social media, said the survey of 41,000 households by a Department of Commerce agency. BBC reports: When respondents were asked what concerned them the most about online privacy and security, 63% said identity theft. The respondents, who were allowed to give multiple answers, also cited credit card or banking fraud (45%), data collection by online services (23%), loss of control over personal data (22%) and data collection by the government (18%); 13% also said they were concerned about threats to personal safety. The data suggested 19% of US online households had been affected by an online security breach in the previous year. The NTIA said this represented about 19 million American households.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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