NEW DELHI: Indians expect that in about 10 years from now technology will be advanced enough to give them phones that will have the capability to smell things, homes that would read their minds and talk to them and vehicles that fly, says a survey.

They also see cybercrime emerge as a key concern, as per the survey by chip maker Intel's cybersecurity arm McAfee.

"The phone people will be using in 2025 will be one with touch and smell capabilities according to 44 percent of Indians," said the study, 'Safeguarding the Future of Digital India in 2025'.

McAfee commissioned marketing Science Institute (MSI) for the research which conducted online involving 1,002 Indians aged between 21 and 65. It comprised 523 men and 479 women.

"As Indians come to terms with the internet of things, we understand consumers are concerned about how these changes will impact their safety and privacy," McAfee's managing director for India and SAARC Jagdish Mahapatra said.

About 92 percent of people in the survey said artificial intelligence and robotics will help them in their jobs and almost all of them, 98 percent, were of the opinion that they will want to put more effort into protecting their digital assets in future.

Majority of the Indians said that most common devices in 2025 will be the smartphone (77 percent), smart watches (75 percent), tablets (67 percent), laptops (63 percent); 59 percent said appliances connected to the internet will be common.

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