More than a third of those surveyed mobile users (39%) confirmed that use geolocation means. A study by Webroot, found that more than half of them (55%) are concerned about possible threats to their security and dissemination of personal information.
Nearly half (45%) suggest that the thieves can get information about when they leave their homes.
The popularity of applications that use the binding to the location, growing, and cyber criminals can gain access to personal data of users via WEB, says Jeff Horne, general manager, Webroot, a conducting this study. Customers are attracted through new opportunities for social networking and forget about the fact that information about their location can be extremely important.
Here are some details:
27% of young people (18 to 29 years) daily exchange of information with friends about their location.
Women are more concerned about the safety of their housing-related geolokatsionnymi services than men: 49% to 32%.
Adult users (over 40) are much more concerned about these risks than younger (18-39 years).