Not that the following will come as a surprise to weary parents around the world, but a new survey has revealed that the vast majority of young Internet users simply couldn’t imagine living life without access to the Web.
Please don\'t take away my Net access... pleeease! Image: meddygarnet/Flickr.
Specifically, the findings of online charity YouthNet show that some 75 percent of 16 to 24 year olds “couldn’t live” without constantly being within a hair’s breadth of a keyboard and the online experience.
The report also revealed that 76 percent of respondents believed the Web to be a safe haven “as long as you know what you’re doing,” despite the dangers associated with potentially destructive attacks such as phishing scams, attempted identity theft, malicious Spam, remote system hijacking, and the spread of botnets.
Other figures thrown up by the report, which was unveiled at the UK Houses of Parliament early this week, include that 80 percent of survey participants rely on the Web when looking for personal advice, while more than 30 percent said they would rather discuss their problems online than physically talk with an actual person.
The YouthNet survey was funded by the Nominet Trust, which encourages online safety and examines the influence of the Web on users aged between 16 and 24.
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