54% of mobile phone users refuse apps to prevent secret leaks

54% of mobile phone users refuse apps to prevent secret leaks. The use of smart phones is becoming more and more common, but as consumers pay more and more attention to personal privacy, the usage habits of mobile phone users are gradually...

54% of mobile phone users refuse to use apps to prevent leaks. Smartphone use is becoming more and more common, but as consumers pay more and more attention to personal privacy, the usage habits of mobile phone users are becoming more conservative. According to a survey released on the 5th, more than half of those who use smartphones no longer download mobile application software (app), and some people remove existing software to prevent others from viewing or sharing their personal information on the Internet. The survey pointed out that 88% of those surveyed said they use mobile phones, but the poll also found that Americans have an alarming rate of losing their mobile phones, with as many as one-third saying they have lost their mobile phones. The poll, conducted by Pew Internet & American Life, found that 54% of mobile phone users decided not to install application software after understanding that installing it would cause personal information to be shared with others. 30% of mobile phone users remove applications from their phones for privacy reasons. Half of mobile phone users clear their browser cache or search history to remove personal information; one-third turn off the display of their personal location to avoid revealing their whereabouts. A quarter of young smartphone users aged 18 to 24 said that unauthorized users have tried to view personal information on their phones; 18% of users aged 25 to 34 said that unauthorized users have tried to view personal information on their phones; only 2% of users over 65 years old have had their personal information viewed by outsiders. 41% of users said they would copy information on their phones, such as photos and friends’ phone numbers, to storage devices to avoid losing important personal information if their phones were lost. Most people who have lost their mobile phones will copy the important information in their mobile phones. To protect personal privacy, male users are more likely than female users to remove applications. There is no gender difference in those who decide not to install applications to protect personal privacy. The rate of lost or stolen mobile phones is as high as 45% for BlackBerry users; 36% for iPhone users; and 6% for Android phones. The mobile phone loss rate is calculated by age group: 45% of mobile phones are lost among those aged 18 to 24; 45% among those aged between 35 and 54; and 20% among those aged over 65. The Piyou polling agency obtained the above figures by interviewing 2,254 mobile phone users across the country from March 15 to April 3, with an error rate of plus or minus 2.4%.