Global share of online users who have not done anything to protect their privacy 2018

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Ani Petrosyan,
Jul 7, 2022
This statistic presents the share of internet users in selected countries who have not taken steps to protect their activities and personal information online. During the October 2018 survey, it was found that respondents from Japan were least likely to have done something to protect their online privacy, as 34 percent of survey respondents admitted to not taking any precautionary measures. In contrast, only 6 percent of respondents from Mexico stated that they have taken action on this issue.

Share of internet users who have not taken steps to protect their online privacy as of October 2018, by country

CharacteristicPercentage of internet users
Japan 34%
Taiwan 18%
Netherlands 17%
Italy 16%
France 15%
United Statse 14%
Australia 14%
China 14%
Hong Kong 13%
UK 12%
Germany 11%
New Zealand 11%
Canada 10%
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Release date

March 2019

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

October 9 to 30, 2018

Number of respondents

16,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Australia (n=1,002), Brazil (n=1,051), Canada (n=1,026), China (n=1,051), France (n=1,065), Germany (n=1,001), Hong Kong (n=1,000), Italy (n=1,004), Japan (n=1,001), Mexico (n=1,050), Netherlands (n=1,003), New Zealand (n=1,002), Taiwan (n=1,000), UAE (n=1,001), UK (n=1,006), and US (n=1,004).

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