Spyware

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Spyware and the threat of unwanted programs being secretly loaded onto …. spyware say it is a serious threat, compared to 43% of internet users who say …

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PEW INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT 1615 L ST., NW - SUITE 700 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036
202-419-4500 http://www.pewinternet.org/
Spyware
The threat of unwanted software programs
is changing the way people use the internet.
Embargoed until 4pm Eastern on 6 July 2005
Susannah Fox, Associate DirectorThis Pew Internet & American Life Project report is based on the findings of a daily tracking survey on Americans’ use of the
internet. All numerical data was gathered through telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates between
May 4 and June 7, 2005, among a sample of 2,001 adults, aged 18 and older. For results based on the total sample, one can say with
95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects is +/- 2%. For results based internet users (n=1,336),
the margin of sampling error is +/- 3%.
Pew Internet & American Life Project, 1615 L St., NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036
202-419-4500 http://www.pewinternet.org
Nine out of ten internet users say they have adjusted their online behavior
out of fear of falling victim to software intrusions.
Spyware and the threat of unwanted programs being secretly loaded onto computers are
becoming serious threats online. Tens of millions of Americans have been affected in the
past year by software intrusions and many more have begun to take precautions by
changing the way they use the internet. Overall, 91% of internet users say they have
made at least…