Degree of control regarding personal info in the U.S. 2019

When online users in the United States were asked about how much control they felt they had about who can access their information, it was found that surveyed adults were most concerned about who could access their online searches. A June 2019 survey revealed that 48 percent of respondents stated that they felt they had no control over who could access their online search. A further 39 percent of respondents stated that they only felt they had little personal control over their search term information.

Degree of control regarding selected types of personal information according to online adults in the United States as of June 2019

Characteristic	A lot	A little	No
Their physical location	18%	54%	28%
Their posts, activities on social media*	16%	50%	35%
Private conversations online, text messaging	13%	49%	37%
Purchases made online, in person	12%	43%	45%
Websites they visit**	10%	44%	41%
Search terms they use online	9%	39%	48%

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 3 to 17, 2019

Number of respondents

4,272 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

excluding those who did not give an answer

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

*Based on social media users
** Based on internet users

Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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