According to a survey conducted online in the United Kingdom (UK) in June and July 2020, a majority (74 percent) of adults claimed that the COVID-19 lockdown had not changed their level of trust in the way companies handled their personal information. 18 percent however said that their trust in how organizations managed this data had since decreased.
Change in consumer trust since the COVID-19 lockdown regarding the storing and sharing personal information by companies in the United Kingdom (UK), in 2020
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Information Commissioner's Office. (August 26, 2020). Change in consumer trust since the COVID-19 lockdown regarding the storing and sharing personal information by companies in the United Kingdom (UK), in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184868/covid19-change-in-trust-data-handling-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Change in consumer trust since the COVID-19 lockdown regarding the storing and sharing personal information by companies in the United Kingdom (UK), in 2020." Chart. August 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184868/covid19-change-in-trust-data-handling-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. (2020). Change in consumer trust since the COVID-19 lockdown regarding the storing and sharing personal information by companies in the United Kingdom (UK), in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184868/covid19-change-in-trust-data-handling-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "Change in Consumer Trust since The Covid-19 Lockdown regarding The Storing and Sharing Personal Information by Companies in The United Kingdom (Uk), in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184868/covid19-change-in-trust-data-handling-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office, Change in consumer trust since the COVID-19 lockdown regarding the storing and sharing personal information by companies in the United Kingdom (UK), in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184868/covid19-change-in-trust-data-handling-uk/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Change in consumer trust since the COVID-19 lockdown regarding the storing and sharing personal information by companies in the United Kingdom (UK), in 2020 [Graph], Information Commissioner's Office, August 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184868/covid19-change-in-trust-data-handling-uk/