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Delhiites lax about internet safety: Survey

Survey says most Delhiites don’t monitor kids’ internet browsing, or bother about legal guidelines

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Ruchika Kapoor, has fixed internet browsing hours for her 14-year-old daughter, but she does not keep an eye on the information the child may be accessing. Atulya Ratra hardly reads the fair-use policy while signing up on a website. These two are not alone.

Six out of 10 parents in the national capital, ie 60 per cent parents, do not monitor the content their kids consume online, while 67 per cent Delhiites skip the terms and conditions and other safety/legal guidelines, while signing up on a website or using a product.

These are the findings of an Internet Behaviour Survey conducted by classifieds platform OLX. The survey, with a sample size of over 26,000 netizens across six metropolitans, including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai, reveals attitudes and behaviours towards safety – both online and in general, with an aim to spread awareness and call for all users to create a better internet, especially for young users.

The data collected also suggests that a majority of netizens in Delhi neglect best practices related to cybersecurity in their own personal lives with 57 per cent respondents showing negligence towards their own safety – both online and offline. The city seems to not believe in being cautious in the cyberspace as 54 per cent of the respondents said they had not changed the passwords of their social media accounts in the past six months.

On the other hand, 31 per cent stated that they cannot even recall how long it had been since they last changed their passwords. In addition, 56 per cent have also freely shared their mobile number on their professional or social media profiles.

“The internet is the most prominent presence in our lives. While we consume it incessantly, in this addiction-like behaviour, the first casualty is security. In our quest to stay connected, we sometimes share so much personal information that it can come back to harm us,” said Dr Anam Ahmed, senior specialist, Medius Health.

Prof Nisha Minocha, a Chandigarh-based child counsellor said, “Parents must keep a hawks' eye on their wards' internet browsing. Children are the most vulnerable to cyber bullies and predators.”

AIM OF THE SURVEY

The survey, with a sample size of over 26,000 netizens across six metropolitans, including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai, reveals attitudes and behaviours towards safety – both online and in general, with an aim to spread awareness and call for all users to create a better internet, especially for young users

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