A survey carried out in the United States in 2021 looked at attitudes to online privacy and personal data. The majority of respondents said that recent privacy breaches in the news had impacted their willingness to share personal information to some extent. Just 6.3 percent said their willingness to share their data hadn't been affected at all. A further 7.6 percent were not aware of any recent data breaches.
What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information?
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Measure Protocol. (March 25, 2021). What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228292/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-us/
Measure Protocol. "What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information?." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228292/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-us/
Measure Protocol. (2021). What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228292/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-us/
Measure Protocol. "What Impact Have Recent Privacy Breaches in The News Impacted Your Willingness to Share Personal Information?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228292/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-us/
Measure Protocol, What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228292/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-us/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
What impact have recent privacy breaches in the news impacted your willingness to share personal information? [Graph], Measure Protocol, March 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228292/recent-breaches-and-willingness-to-share-personal-data-us/