Moonlock, a MacPaw division, reveals: 52% of Americans faced political scams last year
Significant findings of the survey include:
With the upcoming 2024 election in the USA, there is a unique opportunity to analyze the prevalence of political scams and disinformation. The fake impersonation of US President Joe Biden underscored the urgent need for scrutiny.
Despite the latest case of AI-generated robocalls imitating Biden's voice, which reached over 20,000 people, 64% of survey participants admitted they have never heard about scams with deepfakes of politicians or are unsure how they work. Yet, half of the respondents said they come across news they find fake or manipulative at least once a week.
Nevertheless, most respondents expressed high confidence in identifying fakes and disinformation. Such a perception can pose substantial risks due to a potentially false sense of security.
The full report can be found here.
About MacPaw
MacPaw develops and distributes software for macOS and iOS that simplifies the lives of Mac users. Crafted with precision and care, MacPaw's innovative products, including CleanMyMac X, CleanMy®Phone, Setapp, ClearVPN, and Spybuster, are meticulously designed to elevate the user experience within the Mac ecosystem. MacPaw is actively engaged in technological research, with a focus on advances in software technology, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Machine Learning (ML), and more, with the goal of transforming research ideas into practical MacPaw products. Founded in Kyiv, Ukraine, with a subsidiary office in Boston, Massachusetts, MacPaw products have more than 30 million users worldwide, with one in every five Mac users having at least one app downloaded.
Moonlock is a division of MacPaw that focuses exclusively on the cybersecurity needs of Mac users. Moonlock aims to create innovative products that seamlessly protect people from modern threats. With its mission of creating cybersecurity tech for humans, Moonlock is committed to packaging complex technologies into tools anyone can use and making cybersecurity accessible to everyone.
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