More than half of Chinese people surveyed said they feel safe online, up 13% from last year, according to a report published Sunday as part of the country’s annual internet safety week.

Commissioned by the Network Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, the survey solicited responses from a total of 221,266 internet users, including tens of thousands of “industry insiders.” It showed that, though the public’s perceptions of internet safety have improved in recent years, privacy remains a pressing concern, with 37% of the 189,000 non-insider respondents saying they think personal information leaks occur “frequently.”

In addition, over half of the nearly 32,000 industry insiders surveyed decried what they perceive as the excessive collection of personal data — including government ID numbers and call and message logs — by China’s mobile apps.

The internet safety report is the largest such survey in the country to date, according to domestic media. (Image: VCG)