Anew survey has revealed that Internet users in India spend an average of 58 hours a week online; that’s more than half the time they are awake. What’s even more interesting is that half the netizens who were interviewed by anti-virus company Norton admitted that they suffered from Internet withdrawal within the first three hours of being cut off from the web.
“Indians are spending 12.9 hours browsing, 9.7 hours socializing and 6.1 hours on email every week,” says David Hall, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Asia Pacific, Norton.
Of all activities, the respondents said they would miss doing work-related tasks the most if left without an Internet connection. Social networking was the second most important task, while “convenience of life” activities like paying bills and shopping online came third. In fact, 83% of users said they couldn’t live without the Internet for more than 24 hours.
According to Norton, the need to stay constantly connected is a new trend among Indian net surfers.
In an almost fantastic finding, three out of four respondents to the survey said they would give up $1 million than grant a stranger full access to their computers. ‘Netizens must change passwords regularly’
“Indian netizens clearly place a high value on their personal information,” says Hall, who points out that 40% of India’s online community has declared that they value their financial information the most, followed by 35% who place a premium on their online accounts, including email and social netwo
The survey—conducted using a sample size of 500 respondents between the ages of 18 and 64 years—also concluded that Indian users own an average of 2.8 devices that are connected to the Internet.
“While the people interviewed used multiple devices to be online, half of them had
little or no understanding of online security solutions that are available to them,” Hall says.
And while 60% of users are content with basic security, the antivirus expert said it wasn’t enough to protect them from the advanced malware and phishing attacks that their devices are exposed to on a daily basis.
“We advise people to change their passwords regularly. That’s the least they can do to make sure their information is safe,” he adds. “As far as mobile devices are concerned, setting up password protection and software that can help you remotely lock your phone are two ways you can keep your private data protected.”
“Indians are spending 12.9 hours browsing, 9.7 hours socializing and 6.1 hours on email every week,” says David Hall, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Asia Pacific, Norton.
Of all activities, the respondents said they would miss doing work-related tasks the most if left without an Internet connection. Social networking was the second most important task, while “convenience of life” activities like paying bills and shopping online came third. In fact, 83% of users said they couldn’t live without the Internet for more than 24 hours.
According to Norton, the need to stay constantly connected is a new trend among Indian net surfers.
In an almost fantastic finding, three out of four respondents to the survey said they would give up $1 million than grant a stranger full access to their computers. ‘Netizens must change passwords regularly’
“Indian netizens clearly place a high value on their personal information,” says Hall, who points out that 40% of India’s online community has declared that they value their financial information the most, followed by 35% who place a premium on their online accounts, including email and social netwo
The survey—conducted using a sample size of 500 respondents between the ages of 18 and 64 years—also concluded that Indian users own an average of 2.8 devices that are connected to the Internet.
“While the people interviewed used multiple devices to be online, half of them had
little or no understanding of online security solutions that are available to them,” Hall says.
And while 60% of users are content with basic security, the antivirus expert said it wasn’t enough to protect them from the advanced malware and phishing attacks that their devices are exposed to on a daily basis.
“We advise people to change their passwords regularly. That’s the least they can do to make sure their information is safe,” he adds. “As far as mobile devices are concerned, setting up password protection and software that can help you remotely lock your phone are two ways you can keep your private data protected.”
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