Over 50% kids share their passwords with friends: Survey

While the country is moving towards "digitalisation", there is lot to be taken care about internet using habits among children.

Revealing internet access trends among school going children, a survey found that nearly 54.8% of children share their passwords with friends.

98.8% school-going children access internet in urban areas and 49.5% of them do it from home, the survey found.

Mobile telecom operator, Telenor on Monday released a survey report called Webwise , which showed that the over 35% children have experienced their account being hacked while 15.74% shared that they have received inappropriate messages.

Moreover, majority of children were willing to approach their parents in case they experience any cyber harm.

The WebWise survey was conducted across schools in 13 cities of India covering a sample size of 2727 students.

Commenting on the report findings, Sharad Mehrotra, Chief Executive Officer, Telenor India Communications said, "On one hand the WebWise Report highlights the vulnerabilities and cyber threats, and on the other hand it presents us with insights that can help us to create focused awareness campaigns around safe internet practices."

As per the report, children are extremely vulnerable to account hacking, receiving inappropriate messages, being bullied online, etc. Cyber-bullying has also emerged as one of the major threats online and often it goes undetected as children do not discuss the issue with parents or teachers.

The survey revealed that 15% complained of being bullied online whereas 10.41% faced humiliation through picture/video that were uploaded on Internet.