{"id":36015,"date":"2022-08-23T13:24:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T10:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=36015"},"modified":"2026-03-28T01:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:34:53","slug":"had-enough-of-the-internet-over-third-of-people-globally-would-delete-themselves-if-they-could","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/had-enough-of-the-internet-over-third-of-people-globally-would-delete-themselves-if-they-could\/","title":{"rendered":"Had enough of the internet? Over third of people globally would delete themselves if they could"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

45% said there is no reason for their name to be on the internet, while 42% said they feel used because companies collect their data and use it to their advantage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it\u2019s estimated that\u00a063% of the global population<\/a>\u00a0are online, a new study by the cybersecurity company NordVPN has found that more than a third of people (33%) would delete themselves from the internet if they could. When asked why, 45% said there is no reason for their name to be on the internet, while 42% said they feel used because companies collect their data and use it to their advantage. Another 34% said they feel that someone will eventually hack their devices, and 31% don\u2019t trust the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to respondents from the survey of 10,800 people, half (50%) said that they would most like their personal financial information to be deleted from the internet. Other information people want to be deleted from the internet include:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n