Canadian perspectives on acceptable online behavior 2017

This statistic shows the share of Canadians who believe it is sometimes acceptable to behave in a morally questionable manner online as of October 2017. The findings show that 23 percent of responding Canadians felt that reading someone else's email without their permission was sometimes acceptable, and 12 percent of respondents considered it acceptable to post inflammatory, threatening or sexually explicit comments or photos online.

Share of Canadians who believe it is sometimes acceptable to behave in a morally questionable manner online as of October 2017

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Reading someone else's email without their permission	23%
Using a false photo or someone else's photo to identify yourself online	18%
Using a false email or someone else's email to identify yourself online	17%
Sharing things you know are not true on social media	16%
Putting software on someone's machine that allows you to spy and/or track them	16%
Changing someone's status, posts or comments on social media without permission	15%
Posting inflammatory, threatening or sexually explicit comments or photos online	12%
Accessing someone's financial accounts without their permission	12%
Using someone else's credit card without permission to shop or book online	12%
Stealing someone's personally identifiable information	10%
Sending emails that trick people into giving out personal, financial or sensitive details	10%
Allowing your device to be used to send spam, malware or attack other computers	10%