Case Studies

Privacy poll

by Mark Rowe

A tandem survey of 1,000 UK and 1,000 German employees has found that these two nations have quite diverse views when it comes to privacy. While more UK respondents are fearful that their mobile communications are being intercepted than their German colleagues, the Germans are more willing to spend, to prevent the invasion.

Sponsored by Silent Circle, a private communications firm, and conducted by OnePoll in May this year, the study found that 88 per cent of UK workers believe their calls and texts are being listened to, versus 72 per cent of Germans. When asked if they’d buy a phone, or subscribe to a service, that protected calls/texts from eavesdroppers, a third of Germans (33 per cent) would happily sign up with almost a quarter of Brits (23 per cent) willing to exchange cash for privacy.

Vic Hyder, Revenue Chief for Silent Circle suggests, “These figures confirm that many consumers recognise mobile communications are no longer private. It’s also reassuring that almost a quarter of the UK respondents, and a third of Germans, value their privacy enough to acquire assistance. This is a trend we’re seeing dramatically increase as individuals start to realise that they do have an option to privacy erosion. Every day we hear from ‘prosumers’, looking to us to help them regain control over the river of personal data being sucked up hourly in exchange for apps purporting to offer ‘free services’. At Silent Circle, our ethos is to offer access to true privacy via secure communication ecosystems for enterprises and individuals alike. And we’re just getting started.”

About Silent Circle

Silent Circle members use Silent Phone to place high-quality, private voice and video calls on iOS and Android devices. Silent Circle’s Silent Phone for Desktop offers private videocalling for Windows computers. Silent Text allows members to exchange private mobile messages, including attachments up to 100MB with a burn feature that auto-deletes sent messages and attachments at a predetermined time from both senders’ and receivers’ devices.

Visit https://www.silentcircle.com.

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