In a December 2021 survey, 87 percent of adults in the United States reported that they were concerned about their privacy if Facebook were to succeed in creating the metaverse. Additionally, half of all respondents stated that they feared it would be too easy for hackers to impersonate others. Furthermore, 41 percent of respondents felt it would be too hard to protect their real identity in the metaverse.
Concerns posed by the metaverse according to adults in the United States as of December 2021
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Concerns about their privacy if Facebook succeed in creating the metaverse
87%
Fear it will be too easy for hackers to impersonate others
50%
Do not trust that their identity will be legally protected
47%
Fear that even more data can be collected and used against them
45%
Concerned of not being sure of the identity of others
43%
Think it will be hard to protect their real identity from being revealed in the metaverse
41%
Fear that their transactions won't be very secure
37%
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