Privacy fears 'deterring' US web users from online shopping

Almost half of American households with at least one internet user have been "deterred" from online activity recently because of privacy or security concerns, a survey has said. Their concerns had stopped them either using online banking or shopping or posting on social media, the survey by a Department of Commerce agency said. The study asked 41,000 households about their activity in the past 12 months.
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