“Despite its claim to digital dominance, Many ‘millennials’ blindly trust, are emotionally vulnerable and likely to be deceivedas victims of authors of false statements ‘online’ “, concludes the Study “reality check”.
Seven out of 10 young adults admit not to verify the veracity of people ‘online’, while more than half have already come across individuals who misrepresent their identity, according to a study by the cybersecurity company .
According to the global study “reality check”, seven in 10 young people (70%) Admit that They do not always check the authenticity of the people with whom they relate ‘online’ and more than half of respondents (64%) I came across individuals who distort or falsified your identity.
“Despite its claim to digital dominance, Many ‘millennials’ blindly trust, are emotionally vulnerable and likely to be deceivedas victims of false statements ‘online’ statements, read in the document.
71% and Millennial Generation Too much not virtual world
Nearly 71% people with ages between the 27 years and 43 years (‘Millennial’ generation) demonstrates a excessive confidence that makes them vulnerable to the virtual world.
This excessive confidence contrasts with risk behaviors, because 14% of respondents report that they have already used false identities or fictional accounts on social networks.
At the same time, 38% of young adults report trusted losses ‘online’ and 68% It claims to be less willing to establish new digital relationships.
Despite that, 44% continues to Trust the disseminated information in your media bubbles.
Digital Approval: Young people rushes to publish updates
“Confidence in the validity of social networks further reinforces this illusion of security”, as most young people hurry to publish the main personal updates, looking for a digital approval.
According to the study, the ‘Millennials’ generation has always been considered the “digital generation”, because because of the ages they fall into a technological and confident era in navigation in digital spaces.
The study developed by Cybersecurity Kaspersky had a questionnaire for 4,000 individuals between 27 and 43 years old in eight European countries.
