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?
Characteristic
Do not report
Not sure
Report
Being mistakenly sent an encrypted email by a coworker
25%
30%
45%
Spotting sensitive information left by the copier
12%
18%
70%
Noticing security software on a shared work station has been disabled
6%
17%
77%
IT staff installing software on your computer to track internet usage
35%
30%
35%
Enabling cookies on your browser and receiving targeted ads for vacation spots
46%
29%
25%
Posing restricted information to your personal Facebook account, then immediately deleting it
21%
27%
52%
Learning a cybercriminal has stolen the names, addresses and birth dates of several clients
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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 January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050319/us-opinion-on-reportable-privacy-incidents/
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MediaPro. (2019). Which of the following scenarios should be reported as a potential privacy incident?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. 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/
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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/
