By: Scott Stein, VP of Client Services, Leonard & Finco Public Relations
A recent New York Times piece (Americans Say They Want Privacy, but Act as if They Don’t) caught my attention. It cites a Pew Research Center survey that found that “Americans say they are deeply concerned about
privacy on the web and their cellphones, but they do not trust Internet
companies or the government to protect it.”
The numbers from the survey are interesting. Here are the
percentages of people concerned about sharing private information through
various channels:
- Social media – 81 percent
- Online chats – 68 percent
- Texting – 59 percent
- Email – 57 percent
- Talking on cellphones – 46 percent
- Talking on landlines – 31 percent
The survey also found that those who were more aware of the
reports about government surveillance were more likely to be concerned about
communicating private information. In addition, the survey found an equal
distrust of advertisers and the government.
While many of us are concerned about sharing information
online, it appears that most of us are willing to accept that privacy trade-off
as we live our lives online in today’s world.
What do you think? Are you concerned about sharing
information online? Does is bother you that advertisers, and maybe the
government, may be monitoring your online information?
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