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Indian children youngest to reach mobile maturity: McAfee study

Indian children are the youngest to reach mobile maturity, said a McAfee study conducted amongst parents and children across 10 geographies.

As per the study, smartphone use in the country among children in the age of 10-14 is 83%, which is 7% higher than the international average of 76%.

This led kids in India to high exposure to online risks. Additionally, some 22% of Indian children experienced cyberbullying at some time which was notably 5% higher than the global average of 17%, found the study.

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