Indian children more exposed to cyberbullying than global average, shows McAfee report
McAfee Corp., global security software company, has released a report titled ‘Life behind the screens of parents, tweens and teens’ today, May 12. The report is the firm’s first ever global connected family study in which it surveyed 15,500 parents and over 12,000 of their children in ten countries to find out how they connect and protect themselves and their loved ones online. The report has revealed some shocking information around Indian children and their exposure to cyberbullying. The report has highlighted the need for better infrastructural support for India’s cybersecurity framework.
According to the report, children in India between the age of 10-14 appear to go mobile more quickly than nearly all their peers worldwide. As can be viewed in the graph, they show some of the least uptick in mobile adoption as they grow older, contrary to many other countries. Both of these suggestions highlight that India has an early age of mobile maturity. While early mobile maturity is a good indicator for tech adoption and familiarity, it also gives rise to a higher risk online, as in other countries children this young do not have free access to mobile and the internet.
The graph above highlights that for Indian children, smartphone usage at a younger age trended above the international average by 7%. However, as children entered the mid-teens and then approached adulthood, the figures fell in line with their peers around the globe. This specific data underlines that the highest risk of exposure to cyberbullying and cyberattack is borne by children aged 10-14
The report also sheds light on this anomaly. The reason behind the early maturity for Indian users when it comes to mobile maturity is not only because they are more
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