A study by McAfee "Life Behind the Screens of Parents, Tweens, and Teens" The 2022 McAfee? Connected Family Study-India, indicates that Indian children have the highest online risk exposure and need to be protected.

In India children are the youngest to reach mobile maturity online and the report indicates their exposure to online risks are highest.  In India 83% children between the age of 10-14 years use smartphones, which is 7% above the international average of 76%. Further 22% Indian children have experienced cyber bullying which is 5% higher than the global average of 17%..The number of children reporting having private conversation with strangers was 11% higher than of other children globally.

The report also highlights the lack of technical skills and understanding among parents to keep their children safe online.  While the concerns related to cyberbullying in India falls below the global average, yet the number of children reporting cyberbullying is on an average higher than most countries. Apart from cyberbullying issues of online privacy and safety online have been reported more from families in India than worldwide.