9 in 10 Online Americans Worry About Their Privacy When Using Social Networks

92% of American internet users report worrying about their privacy online at least sometimes, a figure that has remained consistent over the past couple of years, per recent research from TRUSTe conducted by Harris Interactive. Privacy concerns are on the rise across several popular online activities, though: 93% are at least sometimes worried when shopping online (up from 89% last year), and 9 in 10 harbor some concerns when banking online (up from 86%) and using social networks (up from 87%). (more…)