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One in ten web users putting
personal info at risk
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LONDON: One in ten Internet users browses the
web without sufficient safety thereby putting their personal information at
risk, a new study has
revealed.
The survey, conducted by anti-virus software provider AVG, also found that 718
million pounds worth of downloaded music is at risk because people storing their
music online have not used adequate security cover.
Moreover, it was seen that men are less likely to use computer security software
than women.
However, 95 per cent of Internet users over the age of 50 install anti-virus
software.
"It's astonishing how much we store on our personal computers today, and how
open we can leave ourselves to cyber criminals and the loss of content with
financial and emotional implications," the Scotsman quoted AVG managing director
Mike Foreman, as saying.
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