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In the European Union (EU), the proportion of internet users having experienced certain common security issues over the internet – such as viruses affecting devices, abuse of personal information, financial losses or children accessing inappropriate websites – stood at 25% in 2015.

In other words, three-quarters (75%) of internet users encountered no such online security problems in 2015. Security concerns kept some internet users in the EU from doing certain activities over the internet: almost 1 in 5 did not shop online (19%) or did not carry out banking activities (18%) in 2015, and 13% of them did not use the internet with a mobile device via wireless connection from places other than home.

This information internet security is issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, on the occasion of the Safer Internet Day (9 February 2016). This event is organized each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially among children and young people.

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