----- Forwarded message from Collin Anderson <collin@averysmallbird.com> ----- Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 01:24:15 -0400 From: Collin Anderson <collin@averysmallbird.com> To: "liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu" <liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu> Subject: [liberationtech] Pew: Anonymity, Privacy, and Security Online Reply-To: liberationtech <liberationtech@lists.stanford.edu> This was linked to in the FP piece on Alexander, and should hopefully be of interest to many here in privacy and CFAA work (14% have used VPNs, Tor, etc). - Collin --- http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Anonymity-online/Summary-of-Findings.asp... Most internet users would like to be anonymous online at least occasionally, but many think it is not possible to be completely anonymous online. New findings in a national survey show: - 86% of internet users have taken steps online to remove or mask their digital footprints—ranging from clearing cookies to encrypting their email, from avoiding using their name to using virtual networks that mask their internet protocol (IP) address. - 55% of internet users have taken steps to avoid observation by specific people, organizations, or the government - Still, 59% of internet users do not believe it is possible to be completely anonymous online, while 37% of them believe it is possible. A section of the survey looking at various security-related issues finds that notable numbers of internet users say they have experienced problems because others stole their personal information or otherwise took advantage of their visibility online—including hijacked email and social media accounts, stolen information such as Social Security numbers or credit card information, stalking or harassment, loss of reputation, or victimization by scammers. - 21% of internet users have had an email or social networking account compromised or taken over by someone else without permission. - 13% of internet users have experienced trouble in a relationship between them and a family member or a friend because of something the user posted online. - 12% of internet users have been stalked or harassed online. - 11% of internet users have had important personal information stolen such as their Social Security Number, credit card, or bank account information. - 6% of internet users have been the victim of an online scam and lost money. - 6% of internet users have had their reputation damaged because of something that happened online. - 4% of internet users have been led into physical danger because of something that happened online. - 1% of internet users have lost a job opportunity or educational opportunity because of something they posted online or someone posted about them. Some 68% of internet users believe current laws are not good enough in protecting people’s privacy online and 24% believe current laws provide reasonable protections. Most internet users know that key pieces of personal information about them are available online—such as photos and videos of them, their email addresses, birth dates, phone numbers, home addresses, and the groups to which they belong. And growing numbers of internet users (50%) say they are worried about the amount of personal information about them that is online—a figure that has jumped from 33% who expressed such worry in 2009. People would like control over their information, saying in many cases it is very important to them that only they or the people they authorize should be given access to such things as the content of their emails, the people to whom they are sending emails, the place where they are when they are online, and the content of the files they download. -- *Collin David Anderson* averysmallbird.com | @cda | Washington, D.C. -- Liberationtech is a public list whose archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at companys@stanford.edu. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://ativel.com http://postbiota.org AC894EC5: 38A5 5F46 A4FF 59B8 336B 47EE F46E 3489 AC89 4EC5