Cheating spouses use smartphones despite infidelity fears

Even as they rely more and more on mobile devices as a tool of convenience, people are growing wary of how their data can be shared and viewed – none more than those who choose to cheat.

According to a recent survey we have conducted among more than 10,000 male and female of our members, two-thirds (67%) use their smartphones to contact their lovers – but over 80% are afraid that their device’s data will end up in the wrong hands.

By an overwhelming margin – 74% – respondents professed an “intimate relationship” with their smartphone, even if they chose not to use it as a tool for cheating. Of those who did choose to do so, sexting, back-and-forths with their lover, or erotic chats via public social networks were common, despite of the risk.

However, nearly** three-quarters (72%) of those surveyed said they preferred to log in to specific dating site**, such as Victoria Milan, to go about their affairs more discreetly. Combined with the fear of exposure through open smartphone cheating, this statistic points to a new awareness of “big data” and the new global security-conscious mindset, which has extended even to something as visceral as romance.

“Recent events, such as the Snowden leaks and ‘Facebook firings,’ have awakened people to the fact that privacy is the new luxury,” says** Sigurd Vedal**, founder and CEO of Victoria Milan.

“Sometimes, it seems like everything we do is categorized, scrutinized, and shared. But when it comes to our personal lives, we crave intimacy, and it’s hard to be sexually open with another person when we’re always looking over our shoulders or worrying about an accidental public post. That’s why I founded Victoria Milan: to give people a chance to be themselves without fear. That’s the difference between a dating site that takes our clients’ confidentiality seriously and public data plans and wide-open social networks.”

Survey Questions

10,256 male and female Victoria Milan members polled

**Do you use your smartphone for contacting your lover, sexting, or erotic chats via public social networks? **Yes 67% No 33%

Have you ever been afraid that any of the information that you send via your smartphone could end up in the wrong hands?** **Yes 83% No 17%

**Would you call your approach towards your smartphone “intimate”? **Yes 74% No 26%

**Do you prefer to log in to specific sites, such as Victoria Milan, to contact you lover in a more discreet way? **Yes 72% No 28%

See previous survey: Affair dating & cheating is saving marriages