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Millions of Brits would feel embarrassed if others saw their internet search history

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Millions of Brits would be embarrassed if others saw their internet search history, for fear of looking silly, stupid – or naughty.A study of 2,000 adults found 17% would feel ashamed if friends and family knew what they looked up online, with 40% of those worrying about sharing the daft thoughts they have.A further four in ten don’t want others to see their inappropriate history, while 37% say it reveals a side of them they don’t want to share.Others would be left red-faced if people knew of their mental health struggles (26%), their lack of knowledge (25%), or their physical problems (15%).Exactly half of those who don’t want to share their internet habits would be most shy about showing their parents.A spokesman for ExpressVPN, which commissioned the research, said: “The internet has become our best friend, but it’s important that we treat it with care.“Our research shows a large part of the country is more open with the internet than they are their own family, for one reason or the other.“People deserve privacy online – including from snooping corporations – and so shouldn’t have to deal with the worry of having their search history exposed.”While parents ranked as the people Brits would be most embarrassed about seeing their unfiltered search history, partners followed closely behind for 40%.The research, carried out by OnePoll.com, revealed 38% would be most embarrassed if their friends saw what they had searched for online – with colleagues following behind on 20%.Among the most common topics the nation would rather search for, as opposed to asking their friends or family, include finding out the meaning of certain words, or wanting to know weight or height conversions (30% respectively).And a fifth would rather.

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