From the privacy of their own homes, from behind the screen, more respondents than not to this week's SNET Internet survey admit to having done something on the Internet that they'd rather no one know about. We'll leave what those things might be to the imagination of the reader, though the comments shed some light on the results.
The results:
Q: Have you every done anything on the Internet that you wouldn't want others to know about?
- All the Time - 579 (15%)
- Occasionally - 886 (23%)
- Once or Twice - 598 (16%)
- Never - 1,464 (39%)
- Don't Understand Question - 246 (7%)
Your comments:
"I would have to say once or twice because it is usually when I am buying Christmas presents or something that my father would disagree with me buying." C.Y., Fairfield
"I tend to do things on the Internet that I would not normally do when I have a couple drinks. I will order things that I would normally not order or check out sites that I might not normally check out. I try not to use the Internet when I have a few drinks so that I think before I act, just like with anything." Anonymous
"People who said "never" are liars." Tom, Bristol
"I'm proud to say that I have never done anything on the Internet that others should not no about. The Internet should be for enjoyment, and should not be abused. People who abuse the Internet probably have too much time on their hands and spend their time on the Internet looking to get into trouble." H.G.F., Yalesville
"I don't do much with the Internet, and I don't do anything I wouldn't want others to know about. What can you do on the Internet you wouldn't want others to know about?" R.W. Phillips, Colchester
"Sometimes i go on porno sites, even though i shouldn't. I do it on average of once a week ..." Anonymous
"The people who answer "never" probably never told a lie either!" C.L., New London
"Most peopel experiment with things that they don't want their family to know about. Just about everyone I know has. AS long as it doesn't hurt anyone, and it's your own secret, I don't see how it can do that much harm. It's your own soul. But when people find out, then there's trouble. So if you want to do something secret, keep it a secret ..." Smurck, Hamden
"I always have cybersex. I am addicted to it. I like the excitement of being able to pleasure myself and others online and have no commitment to them. In the same aspect I have gained a new friend. I also like to download porn of both sexes ..." Anonymous
Previous survey results are available.