Q. Have you ever taken any of the following actions to protect your privacy on the internet?
|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
April 2015 |
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Cleared cookies and browser in history |
77% |
80% |
75% |
77% |
80% |
74% |
74% |
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Stopped using a website you think might be using information about you |
54% |
54% |
54% |
50% |
58% |
52% |
51% |
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Set your browser to disable or turned off cookies |
51% |
53% |
49% |
50% |
57% |
45% |
50% |
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Deleted something you posted in the past |
48% |
42% |
53% |
57% |
50% |
33% |
48% |
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Decided not to use a website because they wanted your real name |
43% |
45% |
41% |
45% |
46% |
37% |
46% |
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Used a false name or untraceable username |
33% |
33% |
33% |
40% |
38% |
18% |
36% |
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Use a non-identifiable email address |
27% |
26% |
28% |
32% |
31% |
15% |
31% |
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Used a Virtual Private Network or Tor |
16% |
22% |
10% |
21% |
19% |
5% |
16% |
Actions most likely to have been taken to protect privacy were clearing cookies and browser in history (77%), stopped using a website that might be using your information (54%) and setting browser to disable or turning off cookies (51%).
There has been little change since this question was last asked in April.
The main demographic differences were that women (53%) and those aged 18-34 (57%) were more likely to have deleted something they posted in the past. Men (22%) were more likely to have used a Virtual Private Network or Tor.