Telecom Lead Asia: 79 percent Indian smartphone owners have password protection on their devices, according to McAfee.
McAfee says 86 percent of smartphone owners have personal and intimate information on their mobile devices, such as bank account information, passwords, credit card numbers and revealing photos.
78 percent regularly back up or save the content on their smartphones and about 98 percent Indians delete any personal or intimate text messages emails and photos regularly.
Lubna Markar, senior marketing manager, McAfee India & South Asia, says sharing passwords with partner might seem harmless. Everyone needs to be aware of the risks and take the steps to make sure their personal data is safe and secure.
According to McAfee, 96 percent of Indians believe their data and revealing photos are safe in the hands of their partners.
77 percent of adults have had their personal content leaked to others without their permission. Additionally, 3 in 10 ex-partners have threatened that they would expose risqué photos of their ex online.
About half of the population has regretted sending such intimate content after a break up and 49 percent of people have even asked their ex-partner to delete all personal content.
53 percent Indians still plan to send sexy or romantic photos to their partners via email, text and social media on Valentine’s Day
More than 73 percent of people surveyed have admitted to checking their significant others’ social media pages and 44 percent their bank accounts and nearly 72 percent log in to scan their partners’ emails.
23 percent of adults have had their personal content leaked to others without their permission.
