Digit of the Day: How many people have had problems with their social media profiles?

18% of users around the world have encountered problems with their social media profiles

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Kaspersky conducted a global survey and found out how many people in the world faced problems due to their profiles on social networks.

The survey showed that 18% of users worldwidethe world have at least once experienced problems with access to financial services due to information they posted on social networks. A third of the victims (32%) are young people aged 25 to 34 years.

Every fifth respondent said that theyfaced with “social rating”. This is the name given to a system for assessing a person based on his behavior on the Internet and in life. The system is common in China, but is not yet uniform.

Kaspersky Lab said that peoplemost often they encounter social ratings when they try to get financial services (57%), insurance services (40%), healthcare (40%), and when they shop online (48%).