Nearly half of Britons are concerned about the way they appear online,
according to a survey by hosting company Fasthosts.
In a survey of 1,500 people, just over two thirds said they had personal
material on the internet. This included photos, blog entries and
Facebook
profiles.
Of this number, four-fifths had concerns about their online image and a third
had regretted posting one or more items.
A fifth were also worried that information posted about them by others could
have a negative effect.
Mark Jeffries, CTO of
Fasthosts,
said: "Online identity is clearly a concern for the British public.
“With it now being commonplace to search individuals online, we should take
care to present personal online material carefully and keep an eye on our online
image accordingly".
The survey also found that nearly a fifth of people use the internet to find
out information about people they meet. Almost a tenth also admitted to
searching the internet via
Google
for potential romantic suitors and new work colleagues and then using the
information to judge people “quickly”.
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