More than half of internet users think complete digital privacy is impossible

According to a report from Kaspersky Lab, 56 percent of internet users feel that complete privacy in the modern digital world is impossible. For many people, their worries about digital privacy may come from personal experience. Kaspersky's research finds that 26 percent of people have had their private data accessed by someone without their consent, rising to almost a third (31 percent) among 16- to 24-year-olds. The consequences of having their privacy compromised have ranged from experiencing stress (36 percent), to facing spam and advertisements (25 percent) to losing money (21 percent). An interesting finding is that once people believe complete… [Continue Reading]