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The Independent
6 days ago
- The Independent
Survey reveals the UK city where residents spend the most time online
New research suggests online shopping, gaming, and TV habits vary based on where people live. The data from Openreach revealed that the city where the average family spends the most time online is Sheffield, with a third reporting they spend more than five hours online a day while Brighton was the city that spent the lowest overall time online, with only 11 per cent of residents exceeding five hours of daily usage. It also found the busiest hour of the day for internet usage in 2025 was between 8 and 9pm, followed by 9 and 10pm and then 7 and 8pm. The highest peak of the year so far was on January 14 at 9pm – when a major download coincided with four live Premier League fixtures on streaming services. The survey also found that almost two-thirds of people spend time online between 11pm and 6am – with YouTube (19 per cent) emerging as the most common internet usage during these times, followed by internet shopping (17 per cent). Only a third (34 per cent) of UK adults do not engage with any online activities during off-peak hours. Manchester and London were the cities in which people are most likely to use their phones between 11pm and 6am, said Openreach. The research coincides with the 25th anniversary of the first UK home broadband connection, which was installed in Basildon, Essex, in April 2000. It revealed that checking emails was the most common online activity for UK adults, with 66 per cent placing this in their 'top five most common online activities' outside of work. Katie Milligan, deputy chief executive of Openreach, said it was 'fascinating to see how different parts of the UK are embracing the online world and adapting to it in unique ways'. 'At the same time, it's encouraging that many recognise the importance of taking time away from devices and digital connectivity.' The survey was conducted among 2,000 consumers.
South China Morning Post
09-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Malaysia assures users their privacy is protected in mobile data grab: ‘truly anonymous'
Malaysia 's communications regulator has assured the public that their privacy remains intact, despite a government move to hoover up data on mobile phone and internet usage as part of widening controls over online activity. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said that the data being compiled under the government's Mobile Phone Data project was all anonymous. There were no markers to indicate the identity of users, such as names or mobile numbers. 'At the point of submission [of data by telecommunications firms] … [the information] is already anonymised,' MCMC Deputy Managing Director Zurkanain Mohd Yasin told a media briefing on Monday. 'The MCMC affirms that the data from [mobile network operators] is anonymous and does not contain personal identifiers.' Industry sources on Friday said they had been instructed to hand over detailed records of phone calls and internet usage, ostensibly to generate statistics under the project. The telecoms companies were told to furnish detailed call and internet logs for the first three months of this year, according to a letter seen by This Week in Asia. If they failed to comply, they could be fined 20,000 ringgit (US$4,700) or jailed for six months, the commission said in the letter. A woman walks past a logo of Maxis at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The mobile network operator has already submitted a full report with anonymous data. Photo: Reuters The MCMC said data collected would be limited to details like the date of calls made via local networks or mobile internet, the location of transmission towers handling the calls, and the quality of the network used, such as 4G or 5G.
South China Morning Post
06-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Malaysia orders telecoms firms to hand over user data, raising privacy concerns
The Malaysian government has ordered the country's telecommunications firms to hand over detailed records of phone calls and internet usage, according to industry sources, raising concerns about the state's use of data as it broadens its controls over online activity. In April, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission sent a letter to telecoms companies instructing them to send detailed call and internet logs for the first three months of this year, apparently for the government's Mobile Phone Data project, two industry sources confirmed. Non-compliance would be considered an offence under the Communications and Multimedia Act, which carries a penalty of a 20,000 ringgit (US$4,700) fine or six months' jail, the commission said in the letter seen by This Week in Asia. 'They are asking for call records, IP call records, location, latitude and longitude,' one source said. 'We have asked MCMC about transparency and accountability for the use of the data. We don't know if MCMC will make a public statement that such an exercise is under way.' The MCMC did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim 's administration imposed mandatory licensing for social media platforms in January in a bid to stamp out scams, online gambling and child sex exploitation targeted at Malaysians.
