Indians are confidently sharing information online: Intel survey

Report says 43% of Indian teens try to make sure every moment of their life is captured online

With 81% adults in India sharing information online once a week, inter personal communication have taken a beating. Intel Corporation’s study, titled Mobile Etiquette revealed a perception of ‘oversharing’ with at least six out of ten adults and teens saying they believe other people divulge too much personal information online. Nearly 44% respondents admitted that they were embarrassed by or regretted something they have shared online.

The survey examined the current state of mobile etiquette and evaluated how adults and teens in eight countries share and consume information online, as well as how digital sharing impacts culture and relationships. The research was conducted in the United States, Australia, Brazil, China, France, India, Indonesia and Japan.

Sandeep Aurora, Director of Marketing and Market Development, Intel South Asia said, “What is most interesting is not necessarily how widespread our use of mobile technology has become, but how similar our reasons are for sharing, regardless of region or culture. The ability to use mobile devices to easily share information about our lives is creating a sense of connection across borders that we are continuing to see flourish.”

In India, the survey adds, nearly 17% of adult users share information every day via internet-enabled mobile devices. Majority of teens, with the exception of those in Japan, admit to constantly checking what their friends are sharing online and feeling like they are missing out when they are not able to share or consume information online. Second only to Brazil where 68% users share photos, 61% Indian netizens shared images online and 45% shared their life events on web.