Four in five UK internet users admit to feeling unsafe sharing their mobile phone number via the contact areas of social networking sites such as; Facebook, Bebo and MySpace. Nearly 80% of all respondents in a recent Mobyko.com survey stated they would not publicise their own number in this manner. The findings reveal the reason behind this growing trend of cautiousness is the innate lack of
trust relating specifically to the people within an individual’s online social network.

The Mobyko.com study investigated trust in relation to the valuable content on people’s mobile phones. It found that 10% of Brits openly confess to frequently checking their partner’s mobile phones without them knowing or having permission to do so. The most checked items are: text messages (90%), call history (75%) voicemails (40%), photos and videos (35%). The findings also revealed that Brits are becoming mobile snoopers, with nearly one in ten of us regularly sneaking a peek at a stranger’s mobile phone when travelling on tubes, buses and trains.

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