Survey: 3 in 4 Consumers Concerned About Security of Financial Data Online

While consumers are said they were concerned about security on nearly every digital platform, they are most worried about their financial data online.

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Perhaps Dictionary.com’s choice of “privacy” for the 2013 word of the year was prophetic. Between Heartbleed, the Facebook experiments, the stolen shopper information and the increase in personal data theft, consumers are becoming more concerned with their privacy and security online.

According to a survey from WP Engine, which powers thousands of sites built on WordPress platforms, nearly all of the 2,100 respondents said they cared about their online privacy. The survey indicates that Americans are concerned about privacy on nearly every platform.

Facebook and email both ranked high as platforms people are most worried about.

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