A lack of trust in the internet has led to some wanting to delete their online presence while others are willing to pay for anonymity.
More than half of Americans (55%) surveyed in a new study from NordVPN say that they would choose to delete themselves from the internet if they could. To compile its study, the VPN maker commissioned the market research firm Propeller Insights to survey 1,002 US consumers aged 18 and over in December of last year. As to why respondents would choose to delete themselves from the internet if possible,47 percent said they don’t trust the internet, another 46 percent said they have no reason to have their name on the internet and 42 percent said they fear that they will eventually be hacked. Surprisingly,18 percent of those surveyed said they wish there wasn’t an internet while eight percent said that they don’t use the internet at all.
