NEW DELHI: 31% Indians admit to viewing nude on free or public Wi-Fi networks and 74% of feel their personal information is safe when using such open networks, a new study revealed.31% Indians admit to viewing nude, explicit or suggestive content on public Wi-Fi. Of those, 44% admit to doing so at work and 49% have done so in a hotel, hostel or Airbnb,” Norton Wi-Fi Risk report Tuesday said.Following a report in 2016 saying a maximum number of searches were for porn sites search using the free RailTel-Google Wi-Fi service, the Patna railway station blocked porn sites.The US-based search giant Google and social networking major Facebook are currently betting high on public Wi-Fi services in India.48% of the users have accessed Wi-Fi without the Wi-Fi network owner’s permission while 18% guessed or hacked the password to get in, according to the finding which also pointed out that more than 57% users act unsafely when online.“74% of Indians believe their personal information is safe when using public Wi-Fi, with consumers are unable to resist a strong, free Wi-Fi network and their online behaviors may be placing their personal information at risk,” the report said.The study pointed out that an alarming 73% of Indians were even willing to do or swap something for a strong, free Wi-Fi signal.Indian consumers, according to the study were willing to sacrifice security for free Wi-Fi and dependency on a quick, free connection via public Wi-Fi could be placing their personal information at risk.54% of Indians don’t use a Virtual Private Network ( VPN ) to secure their Wi-Fi connections, even though it is considered a best way for protecting personal information while 8% were unaware of the term, VPN, the report said.“There is a deep divide between what people think is safe when it comes to using public Wi-Fi versus the reality,” said Ritesh Chopra , Country Manager, Consumer Business Unit, Symantec said.Chopra added that what someone thinks are private on their personal device can easily be accessed by cybercriminals through unsecure Wi-Fi networks or even apps with privacy vulnerabilities.The Norton Wi-Fi Risk report surveyed more than 15,000 consumers in 15 countries to learn about their public Wi-Fi practices and perceptions.