By: UKTN
May 9, 2019
AI-powered trusted identity as a service provider Jumio has released new findings from its Global Trust and Safety Survey. It found that a quarter of UK adults feel “somewhat unsafe” or “not at all safe” when using online sharing services.
Online sharing services include the likes of Uber and Airbnb.
However, while the sharing economy is expected to skyrocket to $335 billion by next year, Jumio’s UK survey uncovered a surprisingly low level of use of these services.
Over the 30 days prior to the survey taking place, over 80% of UK adults stated they had not used an online sharing service. This statistic raises questions about the regular use of these services, particularly given that in 2017, over 850,000 individuals signed a petition to keep Uber in London following its ban from the city.