{"id":5607,"date":"2012-11-30T06:44:30","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T11:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=5607"},"modified":"2012-11-30T06:44:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T11:44:30","slug":"current-attitudes-usage-behaviour-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/11\/current-attitudes-usage-behaviour-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"What are current attitudes, usage and behaviour regarding the Internet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Key findings from the Internet Society\u2019s Global Internet User Survey, which examined Internet usage, behaviour and attitudes, are highlighted and discussed.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/images\/agree-terms.php?id=10055997\"<\/a>The Internet Society<\/a> (ISOC) recently published the results of a survey<\/a> it conducted on Internet usage, behaviour and attitudes. The survey was administered to 10,789 Internet users in 20 countries, the majority of which are developed countries, and is considered \u201cone of the broadest surveys of Internet user attitudes on key issues facing the Internet<\/em>\u201d (Source: ISOC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Many of the topics covered by the ISOC survey have been discussed on ICT Pulse. Hence this post will highlight some of the survey\u2019s key findings, and when appropriate, since no Caribbean country was included, views from either a Caribbean or developing country perspective will be shared.<\/p>\n

The Internet and human rights<\/h3>\n

Whenever Internet users are polled on the Internet and human rights, there is generally wide consensus that the Internet should be considered a basic right, and that freedom of expression on the Internet should also be protected. This position is consistent with the findings of the ISOC survey, which stated:<\/p>\n