TAG | Norton Online Living Report: scary stats for parents; social networking strong |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Saturday, 16 February 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 5 Symantec says that one in four kids in Australia admit to conducting activities online that they know their parents wouldn’t approve of. Some of the key findings of the report include the revelations that: 54% of online Australian adults have made friends online and among these 52% enjoy their online friends just as much if not more than their offline friends 86% of Australian parents believe that the Internet if not as safe for children as adults 40% percent of Australian parents have set parental controls on their computer, whilst 23% of Australian parents have spied on their children’s internet usage 27% of Australian children say they do things online that their parents would not approve of Matthew Drake, Symantec’s Consumer spokesperson, in the Pacific region said that: “The biggest trend that emerged from all these findings is that people are doing things online that they would not do in the ‘offline’ world, such as interacting with strangers or giving out personal and financial information”. Drake continued that: “All of these findings highlight that people’s dependency on the Internet also make them more vulnerable to security threats, yet less than 50 percent of participants took precautions beyond basic security measures.” Although the NOLR report can be downloaded from Symantec’s site and is available by region in detail, Symantec have provided a synopsis of the major findings of the report in a number of key areas. These include the areas of communication, socialising, living, informing, buying, banking, exploring and protecting. So, just what were those key findings if you don’t want to pour through detailed reports? Please read onto page 3. |
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