This survey shows information on the people and organizations that internet users in the United States have taken steps to hide their online activities from. During a July 2013 survey, it was found that 28 percent of US internet users had taken steps to block advertisers from observing their online acntivities.
Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations?
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Pew Research Center. (September 5, 2013). Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. "Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations?." Chart. September 5, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center. "Have You Ever Tried to Hide Your Online Activities from Certain People or Organizations?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/
Pew Research Center, Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Have you ever tried to hide your online activities from certain people or organizations? [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 5, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/270069/online-privacy-and-anonymity-strategies-of-us-internet-users/