India Tanks Global Privacy Test, But Are Users The Only One To Blame?

India Tanks Global Privacy Test, But Are Users The Only One To Blame?

SUMMARY

India stood 19 on the ranking of 21 countries in the National Privacy Test conducted by software company NordVPN

India scored 51.1 points on the scale of 100, while Germany topped the list with 71.2 points

Over 26,100 Indian websites were hacked in 2020, according to CERT-In, which highlights the poor state of cybersecurity across companies and agencies too

India may be considered the export hub for engineering talent and the fastest growing tech market in the world, but there is still a whole lot of room for improvement when it comes to data privacy and cybersecurity. India stood 19 on the ranking of 21 countries in the National Privacy Test, according to the recent survey by virtual private network (VPN) provider NordVPN.

The survey was launched in November 2020 and assessed the digital habits, privacy awareness and risk tolerance of over 48K participants from around the world.

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