25% of Mobile Devices Unprotected - Brits Not as Tech Savvy as They Think

Almost one in four of the 50 million mobile device users in the UK[1] do not password protect their devices suggesting they are not as tech literate as they profess according to new research commissioned by Experian CreditExpert to mark the beginning of National Identity Fraud Prevention Month. To see the story in full, click here - http://youtu.be/QMogA6V2pPg

Almost one in four of the 50 million mobile device users in the UK^[1] do not password protect their devices suggesting they are not as tech literate as they profess according to new research commissioned by Experian CreditExpert to mark the beginning of National Identity Fraud Prevention Month. To see the story in full, click here - http://youtu.be/QMogA6V2pPg

Over two thousand (2,033) UK mobile device users were surveyed; and whilst 73% claimed to be tech literate, some worrying behaviour when getting on with a busy "Life On The Go" also emerged: 

The Technology Security IQ (TSIQ) research revealed that a third cite that it is social networking activities which worry them most with regards to other people getting access to their personal information, yet many of them reveal information through these channels that could be used to commit online identity fraud or theft:

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1. Compiled from eMarketers estimates released in August 2013