Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.
Web users get savvy to spyware: Survey finds online habits are changing to avoid downloads
7/7/2005 | 
Coverage
Verne Kopytoff, San Francisco Chronicle, Page C1
'The Pew study affirms largely anecdotal evidence of many Internet users taking serious measures through the years to protect themselves from the Web's dark side. But the findings also illustrate the unfamiliarity some people have with certain kinds of invasive software and their failure to read the fine print.
For example, the survey found that 73 percent of people don't always read user agreements, privacy statements or other disclaimers before downloading or installing programs. By quickly agreeing to the terms, users may unknowingly download an unwanted program.
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