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The Internet has now conquered almost all areas of our lives. This has many advantages, but also involves risks. “A major disadvantage is the increasing threat to personal data and thus to one's own identity, the misuse of which can increase.” says Manfred Güllner, founder and managing director of the opinion research institute forsa, which deals with the topic of “identity protection in the digital age” on behalf of Schufa has.
This shows that the majority of people in Germany believe that they are well informed about the dangers of misusing personal data on the Internet. Nevertheless, at least twelve percent of those surveyed have already become victims of identity abuse. Those affected become aware of the abuse through, among other things, incomprehensible invoices, account transactions or reminders.
Most of the time, such cases go out lightly – only one of ten victims has caused financial damage. In order to protect yourself from the misuse of your personal data, the study participants pay attention to the sender, for example, for e-mails and, if necessary, do not open them. It is questionable: A third does not make sure to keep security software up to date. Just a little more than half of the respondents regularly delete the browser course or cookies on their devices.
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