64% of Russians fear for the safety of personal data on the Internet, RBC said with reference to a study by the Center for Civil Society Research and the Non-Profit Sector of the Higher School of Economics, dedicated to the impact of digitalization on human rights. 2007 people over 18 took part in the survey.
The researchers also found that 85% believe that decisions about citizens should be made by humans, not artificial intelligence. 57% of respondents believe that digitalization of education reduces its quality, the opposite opinion was expressed by 18%. 55% of Russians said that surveillance cameras should only be used to find intruders and fix dangerous situations.
38% of Russians noted that they would like to submit documents to government agencies only in paper form, 43% – both in paper and electronic form, and 17% – only online. According to the survey, 44% of respondents generally see more benefits from digital adoption than harm; 20% said only benefits, 15% saw more harm than good, and 7% only harm.
Analysts said that the number of cybercrimes has increased 25 times over the past five years. Such crimes are characterized by low detection rates – about 25%. These figures were influenced by the coronavirus pandemic, the researchers added. In their opinion, the main digital threats to the rights of citizens are algorithmic data processing by digital platforms and the state, which can lead to a violation of privacy; digital discrimination of people by the state or private companies based on the abuse of personal or big data; cyberattacks, cyberbullying and trolling; information wars, an increase in the number of “fake news”, etc.
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