61% Americans, 56% of French adults, 55% of Spaniards, 54% of Chinese and 52% from the UK as well as 46% of Germans and 40% of Italians are concerned about the amount and security of personal online data that can be accessed by search engines people use, such as Google or Bing. There is slightly more concern over the amount and security of personal online data that can be accessed by people's Internet Service Provider (between 45% in Italy and 64% in the U.S.), according to a study by Financial Times/Harris Poll.

The greatest amount of concern is over being hacked. 81% Americans, 81% Chinese, and 79% Spaniards, 75% of French adults and 73% Britons, and 67% of Italians and 65% Germans all say they are concerned about the amount and security of personal online data that can be accessed by cybercriminals and hackers. 56% of Spaniards, 55% Americans and 53% Chinese say they are very concerned.

70% in Great Britain, 67% in Italy, 62% Germany, 61% U.S., 60% France and 58% Spain all believe they are careful enough about the security of their personal data/details online while 67% of Chinese adults say they should be much more careful about the security of their personal data/details online.
When it comes to hackers and cybercriminals using online personal data/details, majorities in all seven countries (between 56% and 80%) are worried. Also, majorities in Spain (66%), Germany (64%), France (62%), the U.S. (62%), Italy (57%) and Great Britain (53%) say social sites like Facebook and Twitter make many people vulnerable to cyber attacks. Chinese however are more divided as two in five each say they are not sure (41%) and that these sites make people more vulnerable (39%).

Germans tend to be more thorough as a majority of them (53%) say they tend to read sites' Terms and Conditions carefully and are aware of their privacy policies while majorities in the other six countries say they do not read these terms carefully.

When it comes to sharing personal details with a website even if they make clear it's secure, there is a difference by country and a clear divide among some of these countries. 59% of Italians and 51% of Spaniards and 50% Britons are happy to have some of these personal details shared, while 57% of both Americans and Chinese are not happy to have these details shared. Germans are split with 46% saying they would be happy to have these details shared and the same number saying they would be unhappy. French are also divided, but lean a little one way as 49% would be unhappy and 47% would be happy to have these details shared.

There is also a sense of uncertainty regarding cyber attacks. 47% of Italians, 45% of French adults and 40% of Spaniards are all not sure if they will be the victim of a cyber attack in the next five years. Britons are divided 35% not expecting to be a victim of a cyber attack and 36% unsure. 38% of Germans and 38% Americans say they do not expect to be a victim of a cyber attack and Chinese adults are split with 34% each saying they expect to be a victim and expect to not be a victim.