An April 2019 survey among employees in the United States found that 85 percent of respondents stated that cybercriminals stealing client information should be treated as a reportable privacy incident. During the survey period, respondents were unsure about whether IT staff installing monitoring software on a work computer was a privacy threat, with 35 percent saying that this was a reportable incident, and 35 percent stating that it wasn't.
Which of the following scenarios should be reported as a potential privacy incident?
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MediaPro. (April 30, 2019). Which of the following scenarios should be reported as a potential privacy incident? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050319/us-opinion-on-reportable-privacy-incidents/
MediaPro. "Which of the following scenarios should be reported as a potential privacy incident?." Chart. April 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050319/us-opinion-on-reportable-privacy-incidents/
MediaPro. (2019). Which of the following scenarios should be reported as a potential privacy incident?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050319/us-opinion-on-reportable-privacy-incidents/
MediaPro. "Which of The following Scenarios Should Be Reported as a Potential Privacy Incident?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050319/us-opinion-on-reportable-privacy-incidents/
MediaPro, Which of the following scenarios should be reported as a potential privacy incident? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050319/us-opinion-on-reportable-privacy-incidents/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Which of the following scenarios should be reported as a potential privacy incident? [Graph], MediaPro, April 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050319/us-opinion-on-reportable-privacy-incidents/