Feb 10, 2014, 04.08PM IST
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A sample study by security technology company McAfee found that 59% of the Indian women polled send personal and intimate texts and images and that 30% filmed sexual video content.
CHENNAI: Indian women are neither as coy nor cautious as one would assume them to be. Indian women outrank men in sending personal or intimate text messages, emails and photos and in filming sexual video content.
A sample study by security technology company McAfee found that 59% of the Indian women polled send personal and intimate texts and images and that 30% filmed sexual video content. The rate is higher than that of men.
The study found that 17% of those surveyed have had a former partner who carried out their threat to release the individual's risque images online. Around 28% of the respondents have had a former partner who threatened to release the individual's risque images online but did not do that.
The '2014 Love, Relationships and Technology Survey' found that it's majorly women who spy on their partners and stalk them online. The India-specific findings of the study found that women felt compelled to do it to seek revenge, mostly because their partner cheated on them.
MSI Research conducted a total of 1008 interviews in India among adults in the 18-54 age group. The interviews were conducted from December 30, 2013 to January 16, 2014.
The study, which is being released for the second consecutive year ahead of Valentine's Day, examined how Indian consumers are sharing and storing intimate data on their mobile devices, especially with current or former partners.
The study highlights how sharing personal content such as suggestive texts, nude photos, suggestive video and passcodes on these devices can potentially lead to cyber-stalking and the exposure of private content leaking online.
The study finds that most women in the 18-24 age group received personal or intimate text messages, emails or photos on their mobile device. While sharing content, more than half of the polled Indians send sexts or sexually explicit text messages (79%) or personal or intimate text messages, emails or photos (70%) to their friends.
One-third of the Indian respondents (68%) have checked their partner's mobiles to see their messages and photos, while 44% of people admitted to cyber stalking or following their significant other's former partners on social networking sites.
Commenting on this trend, Rupa Roy, marketing head, India and SAARC, McAfee, said, "The indiscriminate usage of mobile phones to share photos and videos reiterate the realities of digital privacy, or lack thereof. Ultimately, users are increasing the risks of these photos becoming public and possibly jeopardizing their identity and reputation. It is critical therefore to take proactive measures to make sure their personal data is safe and secure."
Experts suggest that consumers do not share passwords or codes for mobile devices with others to help keep their content secure. Experts suggest that mobile users avoid using weak passwords that can be easily determined, such as birthdays, numbers in a row or repeat numbers for their devices.
Having six-digit passcodes and words translated into numbers using the mobile keypad are recommended.
A sample study by security technology company McAfee found that 59% of the Indian women polled send personal and intimate texts and images and that 30% filmed sexual video content. The rate is higher than that of men.
The study found that 17% of those surveyed have had a former partner who carried out their threat to release the individual's risque images online. Around 28% of the respondents have had a former partner who threatened to release the individual's risque images online but did not do that.
The '2014 Love, Relationships and Technology Survey' found that it's majorly women who spy on their partners and stalk them online. The India-specific findings of the study found that women felt compelled to do it to seek revenge, mostly because their partner cheated on them.
MSI Research conducted a total of 1008 interviews in India among adults in the 18-54 age group. The interviews were conducted from December 30, 2013 to January 16, 2014.
The study, which is being released for the second consecutive year ahead of Valentine's Day, examined how Indian consumers are sharing and storing intimate data on their mobile devices, especially with current or former partners.
The study highlights how sharing personal content such as suggestive texts, nude photos, suggestive video and passcodes on these devices can potentially lead to cyber-stalking and the exposure of private content leaking online.
The study finds that most women in the 18-24 age group received personal or intimate text messages, emails or photos on their mobile device. While sharing content, more than half of the polled Indians send sexts or sexually explicit text messages (79%) or personal or intimate text messages, emails or photos (70%) to their friends.
One-third of the Indian respondents (68%) have checked their partner's mobiles to see their messages and photos, while 44% of people admitted to cyber stalking or following their significant other's former partners on social networking sites.
Commenting on this trend, Rupa Roy, marketing head, India and SAARC, McAfee, said, "The indiscriminate usage of mobile phones to share photos and videos reiterate the realities of digital privacy, or lack thereof. Ultimately, users are increasing the risks of these photos becoming public and possibly jeopardizing their identity and reputation. It is critical therefore to take proactive measures to make sure their personal data is safe and secure."
Experts suggest that consumers do not share passwords or codes for mobile devices with others to help keep their content secure. Experts suggest that mobile users avoid using weak passwords that can be easily determined, such as birthdays, numbers in a row or repeat numbers for their devices.
Having six-digit passcodes and words translated into numbers using the mobile keypad are recommended.
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