Gen Z found to be the worst culprits for data hoarding in UAE

Gen Z found to be the worst culprits for data hoarding in UAE

Veritas survey finds younger adults are unwittingly, by not closing down their dormant online accounts, contributing to the significant levels of pollution from data centre carbon emissions

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Veritas Technologies, the leader in secure multi-cloud data management, today released results from a survey “In the Cloud, Out of Mind”, revealing that the environmentally aware Generation Z is not necessarily conscious of how their personal digital footprint from online accounts and applications is negatively impacting the environment.

Over half of the data stored in data centres by businesses is waste data. Unwittingly contributing to this are the 57% of Gen Z consumers, who said they have dormant online accounts for their banking, online shopping, entertainment, insurance, mobile phones, broadband, and utility services that they no longer use. This figure is higher than for any other age group in the UAE – by comparison, just over one-third (38%) of consumers over 55 have dormant online accounts.

In a pattern that was seen across the global survey, the research revealed a perception gap among Generation Z. Seven in ten (72%) UAE Gen Zs said they believe their online accounts have no negative impact on the environment. Yet more than half (60%) also