Legit Security

One-quarter of respondents noted they would lose trust if they learned their favorite app uses AI written code.

35% of Boomers would avoid AI apps entirely after an AI-related vulnerability.

55% of Boomers see themselves as most responsible for protecting personal data in an app.

31% of respondents say sensitive data requests tops their lists of app concerns.

41% of Boomers are more likely to worry that "AI might introduce security vulnerabilities".

A well-known brand (50%) is most influential for Gen Z regarding what indicates security in an app.

An official app store is most influential for Millennials (52%) regarding what indicates security in an app.

An official app store is most influential for Gen X (53%) regarding what indicates security in an app.

Professional design would make 42% of Millennials and Gen Z believe an app is secure.

44% of Gen Z see developers as most responsible for protecting personal data in an app.

45% of respondents say well-known brands indicate app security.

Privacy policy (63%) is the most influential for Boomers regarding what indicates security in an app.

51% of consumers stated that learning that their favourite app uses AI written code would have no effect on their trust.

34% of Gen Z respondents noted that learning that their favourite app uses AI-written code would increase their trust.

Professional design would make only 16% of Boomers believe an app is secure.

Only 22% of consumers believe a typical mobile app’s code is mostly AI-generated.

33% of consumers would be more cautious if they learned that AI-generated code caused a vulnerability in an app they used.

26% of consumers would try to avoid all apps with AI-generated code if they learned that AI-generated code caused a vulnerability in an app they used.

Nearly half (47%) of respondents say they are concerned about AI in apps.

28% of Millennials worry that "AI might introduce security vulnerabilities".

37% of Consumers see app developers as responsible for protecting personal data in an app.

39% of Gen X see themselves as most responsible for protecting personal data in an app.

78% of respondents believe at least half of app code is written directly by developers.

29% of consumers say they don’t even fully understand how apps are built in the first place.

23% of Gen Z would avoid AI apps entirely after an AI-related vulnerability.

Boomers are nearly 2x more likely to lose trust if they find out AI was used to develop their favorite app.

34% of Consumers see themselves as responsible for protecting personal data in an app.

44% of Millennials see developers as most responsible for protecting personal data in an app.

53% of respondents say appearance in official app stores indicates app security.

46% of respondents say privacy policies indicate app security.